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[ mot-ld ] / ˈmɒt ld / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mottled ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivespotted or blotched in coloring. Origin of mottledFirst recorded in 1670–80; mottle + -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM mottledun·mot·tled, adjectiveWords nearby mottledMott, motte, Mottelson, MOT test, mottle, mottled, mottled enamel, motto, mottramite, motty, motu Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mottledThe rich, mottled tones with which he crafted his portraits are less about creating mood than about rendering pure physicality. Remembering Irving Penn|Philip Gefter|October 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST To many of those white-haired and mottled men, the ambassador's six-minute apology and the invitation to visit Japan were insults. Healing the Wounds of Bataan|Michael Norman|September 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST The skin on my face and arms took on a mottled, yellowish appearance, like an old newspaper left out in the sun. Was I Born Anorexic?|Rachel Shukert|April 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST The outer third of these wings is more or less greenish or mottled with green, and a mark near the tip is whitish. The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South
The fins are mottled with pale spots on a darker or olive ground. Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall A mottled red flecked his cheeks; he laughed and felt he was himself again. The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann Taylor smiled, reached up to settle his mottled hat on his head, and said, "Then I will be proud to lead you." Round one of his hands he had a handkerchief wrapped, which was mottled all over with blood-stains. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|A. Conan Doyle
British Dictionary definitions for mottled
adjectivecoloured with streaks or blotches of different shades 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 Words related to mottledstreaked, marbled, spotted, checkered, motley, variegated, dappled, flecked, maculate, freckled, blotchy, piebald, tabby, pied, skewbald |