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mottle(1) (iou)



mottle noun & adjective. L17.
[Prob. back-form. from MOTLEY adjective.]
A. noun.
Any of the spots, patches, or blotches of a mottled surface. L17.
An irregular arrangement of spots, patches, or blotches of colour. M19.
b. adjective. = MOTTLED. Chiefly in comb., as mottle-faced adjective. L17.