Definition of Mottle
Mottle
mot·tle
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to mark a surface with spots or patches of color;
e.g. The painter used yellow paint to mottle the leaves and make it look like sunlight was passing through them.
(noun)
an irregular pattern of colored spots or patches on a surface, each spot or patch in such a pattern, or a surface having such a pattern;
e.g. The rock's surface was a mottle of different colors, each coming from a different mineral.
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