mottle
pronunciation
How to pronounce mottle in British English:
UK ['mɒtl]
How to pronounce mottle in American English:
US [ˈmɑtl]
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- Verb:
- mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
- colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Word Origin
- mottle (n.)
- 1670s, probably a back-formation from motley.
- mottle (v.)
- 1670s; see mottle (n.). Related: Mottled; mottling.