MOTTLED

dappled, mottled

(adjective) having spots or patches of color

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

Colored in patches; spotted

Verb

mottled

simple past tense and past participle of mottle

Source: Wiktionary

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Mot"tled, a. Etym: [From Motley.]

Definition: Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. "The mottled meadows." Drayton.

MOTTLE

Mot"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mottled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mottling.] Etym: [From Mottled.]

Definition: To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.

Mot"tle, n.

Definition: A mottled appearance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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