verb
mottle
Mottle (verb) means to cover something with patches of different colours or shades, as though it had been stained.
verb
1
To cover something with patches of different colours or shades, as though it had been stained.
"Between the grey mist of rainclouds the sun suddenly appeared to mottle the wet asphalt of Marble Arch in patches of silver and ebony."
— F.J. Thwaites (1936)
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Etymology
First recorded 1670-80, probably a back-formation from motley.
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What is the meaning of mottle?
"mottle" (verb) means to cover something with patches of different colours or shades, as though it had been stained.
What is another word for mottle?
Other words for "mottle" include cloud, dapple, blotch, streak.
