Mottle \Mot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mottled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mottling.] [From Mottled.]
To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as
if stained; to spot; to maculate.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mottle \Mot"tle\, n.
A mottled appearance.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
mottle
v 1: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: streak, blotch]
2: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: dapple,
cloud]
WordNet (r) 2.0
127 Moby Thesaurus words for "mottle":
band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, birthmark, blaze,
blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand, caste mark, chalk, chalk up,
check, check off, checker, checkmark, cicatrix, cicatrize, cut,
dapple, dappledness, dappleness, dash, define, delimit, demarcate,
discolor, discoloration, dot, dottedness, earmark, engrave,
engraving, flake, fleck, flick, freckle, freckliness, gash,
graving, hack, harlequin, hatch, impress, imprint, iris, jot,
lentigo, line, macula, maculate, maculation, macule, make a mark,
marble, marbleize, mark, mark off, mark out, marking, mole, motley,
mottledness, nevus, nick, notch, patch, pencil, pepper, point,
pointillage, pointillism, polka dot, polychrome, polychromize,
prick, print, punch, punctuate, puncture, rainbow, riddle, scar,
scarification, scarify, score, scotch, scratch, scratching, seal,
seam, spangle, speck, speckle, speckliness, splash, splotch, spot,
spottedness, spottiness, sprinkle, stain, stamp, stigma,
stigmatize, stipple, stippledness, stippling, strawberry mark,
streak, striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tattoo mark, tessellate,
tick, tick off, tittle, trace, underline, underscore, variegate,
vein, watermark
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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