单词 | mottle |
释义 | mottle[ mot-l ] / ˈmɒt l / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mottle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), mot·tled, mot·tling.to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade. nouna diversifying spot or blotch of color. mottled coloring or pattern. Origin of mottleFirst recorded in 1670–80; probably back formation from motley OTHER WORDS FROM mottlemot·tle·ment, nounmottler, nounWords nearby mottlemotser, Mott, motte, Mottelson, MOT test, mottle, mottled, mottled enamel, motto, mottramite, motty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mottle
British Dictionary definitions for mottlemottle / (ˈmɒtəl) / verb(tr) to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades nouna mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface Word Origin for mottleC17: back formation from motley Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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