dappled, mottled
(adjective) having spots or patches of color
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)
Colored in patches; spotted
mottled
simple past tense and past participle of mottle
Source: Wiktionary
Mot"tled, a. Etym: [From Motley.]
Definition: Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. "The mottled meadows." Drayton.
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
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
