mottle

²mottle

verb

mot·tledmot·tling\ˈmät-liŋ, ˈmä-t^əl-iŋ\

Definition of MOTTLE

transitive verb

: to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

— mot·tler \ˈmät-lər, ˈmä-t^əl-ər\ noun

Examples of MOTTLE

1. <old papers that were mottled by mold>

First Known Use of MOTTLE

1676

Related to MOTTLE

Synonyms: blotch, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, marble, spot, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Related Words: blot, dye, stain; band, bar, streak, stripe; intersperse, set, stud; bespatter, spatter

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Other Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato

Rhymes with MOTTLE

bottle, throttle, wattle