Definition of mottle in English:

mottle

verb ˈmɒt(ə)lˈmɑdl

[with object]

Mark with spots or smears of colour.
green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon
Example sentencesExamples
- As he got close to the woman, he could see only her face and her hair, and they were mottled with mud.
- Using a sponge the body is mottled with green paint to give a pleasing finish
- Genuine wrought iron usually has a pitted and mottled appearance, even if it has been cleaned.
- Her calves, soles, toes, palms, and fingertips were dark red and mottled.
- The shells of live lobsters are mottled green, blue and red.
- He was tall, with dark brown hair and green eyes mottled with flecks of brown.
- In summer their dappled shade doesn't overwhelm lawns and plants around them, and in winter, the bark is mottled.
- The dining room has a mottled beige carpet and sliding glass doors to the patio area.
- The Upland Sandpiper is a black, brown, and white mottled bird with a long neck and tail and yellow legs.
- There was a bruise on her cheekbone and her forearms were mottled with them.
- She's a short-horn dairy calf, brown and mottled with huge, sweet eyes.
- Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields.
- The flesh is orange-yellow and mottled with red, with an almost peachlike texture.
- Juveniles and females are mottled brown with a dark bill and yellowish legs.
- Sara whirled around, cheeks mottled red in embarrassment as soon as she saw the intruder.
- True, the skin on his arms has been scarred and mottled by the sun, a side-effect of living in Hawaii.
- The dirt on his face was evident, mottling it in patches.
- The woman was wearing a short sleeved beige top and her bare arms were mottled red from the cold.
- If you absorb enough fluoride it can become dangerous - it does cause mottled teeth and there is an issue over bone damage.
- His main concerns with fluoridation include the potential risk of brain cancer, hip fractures and mottled teeth.
- The bald skin is mottled with age spots, which have gone crusty.
Synonyms
blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty
speckled, streaked, streaky, marbled, flecked, freckled, dappled, stippled, piebald, skewbald, pied, brindled, brindle, tabby, marled
patchy, variegated, multicoloured, particoloured
North American pinto
informal splotchy, splodgy
rare jaspé

noun ˈmɒt(ə)lˈmɑdl

1An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour.
the ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green
Example sentencesExamples
- Cold Mountain was a mottle of colour, rising behind the house.
1. 1.1 A spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement.
  a pale grey with lighter grey mottles
  Example sentencesExamples
  Remarkably, however, the rooms on the second floor below show little sign of decay, bar some mottles on the ceiling.
  Peanuts will grow in clay loam, but small clay particles stick to the textured surfaces of mature peanut pods, leaving mottles that mar the beauty of the shells.
  People like the original glass, even if it does have a few mottles.
  Fluoride supporters believe the chemical helps cut tooth decay, but anti-fluoride groups claim it can cause a range of problems, from tooth mottling to cancer, and have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds.

Origin

Late 18th century: probably a back-formation from motley.

motley from Late Middle English:
The word motley originally described a fabric woven from different-coloured threads, and was later extended to refer to the multicoloured costume traditionally worn by a court jester. To wear motley is to play the fool, and a motley fool is a professional jester. On with the motley is a quote from the English translation of Leoncavello's 1892 opera Pagliacci, about the real-life troubles of a group of comic actors, while motley crew was in use of a mixed bunch of sailors by the mid 18th century. Mottle was formed in the late 18th century from motley.

Rhymes

axolotl, bottle, dottle, glottal, pottle, throttle, wattle

Definition of mottle in US English:

mottle

verbˈmädlˈmɑdl

[with object]usually be mottled

Mark with spots or smears of color.
the cow's coat was light red mottled with white
Example sentencesExamples
- The flesh is orange-yellow and mottled with red, with an almost peachlike texture.
- There was a bruise on her cheekbone and her forearms were mottled with them.
- Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields.
- In summer their dappled shade doesn't overwhelm lawns and plants around them, and in winter, the bark is mottled.
- The bald skin is mottled with age spots, which have gone crusty.
- He was tall, with dark brown hair and green eyes mottled with flecks of brown.
- Using a sponge the body is mottled with green paint to give a pleasing finish
- Genuine wrought iron usually has a pitted and mottled appearance, even if it has been cleaned.
- The Upland Sandpiper is a black, brown, and white mottled bird with a long neck and tail and yellow legs.
- His main concerns with fluoridation include the potential risk of brain cancer, hip fractures and mottled teeth.
- The woman was wearing a short sleeved beige top and her bare arms were mottled red from the cold.
- If you absorb enough fluoride it can become dangerous - it does cause mottled teeth and there is an issue over bone damage.
- Sara whirled around, cheeks mottled red in embarrassment as soon as she saw the intruder.
- The shells of live lobsters are mottled green, blue and red.
- The dirt on his face was evident, mottling it in patches.
- Juveniles and females are mottled brown with a dark bill and yellowish legs.
- True, the skin on his arms has been scarred and mottled by the sun, a side-effect of living in Hawaii.
- She's a short-horn dairy calf, brown and mottled with huge, sweet eyes.
- As he got close to the woman, he could see only her face and her hair, and they were mottled with mud.
- The dining room has a mottled beige carpet and sliding glass doors to the patio area.
- Her calves, soles, toes, palms, and fingertips were dark red and mottled.
Synonyms
blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty

nounˈmädlˈmɑdl

1An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color.
the ship was a mottle of khaki and black
Example sentencesExamples
- Cold Mountain was a mottle of colour, rising behind the house.
1. 1.1also mottling A spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement.
  the mottles on a trout
  white marble with mottlings of black and gray
  Example sentencesExamples
  People like the original glass, even if it does have a few mottles.
  Remarkably, however, the rooms on the second floor below show little sign of decay, bar some mottles on the ceiling.
  Peanuts will grow in clay loam, but small clay particles stick to the textured surfaces of mature peanut pods, leaving mottles that mar the beauty of the shells.
  Fluoride supporters believe the chemical helps cut tooth decay, but anti-fluoride groups claim it can cause a range of problems, from tooth mottling to cancer, and have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds.

Origin

Late 18th century: probably a back-formation from motley.

单词	mottle
释义	Definition of mottle in English: mottle verb ˈmɒt(ə)lˈmɑdl [with object] Mark with spots or smears of colour. green leaves that are heavily mottled with chocolate and maroon Example sentencesExamples As he got close to the woman, he could see only her face and her hair, and they were mottled with mud. Using a sponge the body is mottled with green paint to give a pleasing finish Genuine wrought iron usually has a pitted and mottled appearance, even if it has been cleaned. Her calves, soles, toes, palms, and fingertips were dark red and mottled. The shells of live lobsters are mottled green, blue and red. He was tall, with dark brown hair and green eyes mottled with flecks of brown. In summer their dappled shade doesn't overwhelm lawns and plants around them, and in winter, the bark is mottled. The dining room has a mottled beige carpet and sliding glass doors to the patio area. The Upland Sandpiper is a black, brown, and white mottled bird with a long neck and tail and yellow legs. There was a bruise on her cheekbone and her forearms were mottled with them. She's a short-horn dairy calf, brown and mottled with huge, sweet eyes. Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields. The flesh is orange-yellow and mottled with red, with an almost peachlike texture. Juveniles and females are mottled brown with a dark bill and yellowish legs. Sara whirled around, cheeks mottled red in embarrassment as soon as she saw the intruder. True, the skin on his arms has been scarred and mottled by the sun, a side-effect of living in Hawaii. The dirt on his face was evident, mottling it in patches. The woman was wearing a short sleeved beige top and her bare arms were mottled red from the cold. If you absorb enough fluoride it can become dangerous - it does cause mottled teeth and there is an issue over bone damage. His main concerns with fluoridation include the potential risk of brain cancer, hip fractures and mottled teeth. The bald skin is mottled with age spots, which have gone crusty. Synonyms blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty speckled, streaked, streaky, marbled, flecked, freckled, dappled, stippled, piebald, skewbald, pied, brindled, brindle, tabby, marled patchy, variegated, multicoloured, particoloured North American pinto informal splotchy, splodgy rare jaspé noun ˈmɒt(ə)lˈmɑdl 1An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour. the ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green Example sentencesExamples Cold Mountain was a mottle of colour, rising behind the house. 1.1 A spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement. a pale grey with lighter grey mottles Example sentencesExamples Remarkably, however, the rooms on the second floor below show little sign of decay, bar some mottles on the ceiling. Peanuts will grow in clay loam, but small clay particles stick to the textured surfaces of mature peanut pods, leaving mottles that mar the beauty of the shells. People like the original glass, even if it does have a few mottles. Fluoride supporters believe the chemical helps cut tooth decay, but anti-fluoride groups claim it can cause a range of problems, from tooth mottling to cancer, and have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds. Origin Late 18th century: probably a back-formation from motley. motley from Late Middle English: The word motley originally described a fabric woven from different-coloured threads, and was later extended to refer to the multicoloured costume traditionally worn by a court jester. To wear motley is to play the fool, and a motley fool is a professional jester. On with the motley is a quote from the English translation of Leoncavello's 1892 opera Pagliacci, about the real-life troubles of a group of comic actors, while motley crew was in use of a mixed bunch of sailors by the mid 18th century. Mottle was formed in the late 18th century from motley. Rhymes axolotl, bottle, dottle, glottal, pottle, throttle, wattle Definition of mottle in US English: mottle verbˈmädlˈmɑdl [with object]usually be mottled Mark with spots or smears of color. the cow's coat was light red mottled with white Example sentencesExamples The flesh is orange-yellow and mottled with red, with an almost peachlike texture. There was a bruise on her cheekbone and her forearms were mottled with them. Tobacco mosaic is a virus that mottles leaves, stunts plants, and reduces yields. In summer their dappled shade doesn't overwhelm lawns and plants around them, and in winter, the bark is mottled. The bald skin is mottled with age spots, which have gone crusty. He was tall, with dark brown hair and green eyes mottled with flecks of brown. Using a sponge the body is mottled with green paint to give a pleasing finish Genuine wrought iron usually has a pitted and mottled appearance, even if it has been cleaned. The Upland Sandpiper is a black, brown, and white mottled bird with a long neck and tail and yellow legs. His main concerns with fluoridation include the potential risk of brain cancer, hip fractures and mottled teeth. The woman was wearing a short sleeved beige top and her bare arms were mottled red from the cold. If you absorb enough fluoride it can become dangerous - it does cause mottled teeth and there is an issue over bone damage. Sara whirled around, cheeks mottled red in embarrassment as soon as she saw the intruder. The shells of live lobsters are mottled green, blue and red. The dirt on his face was evident, mottling it in patches. Juveniles and females are mottled brown with a dark bill and yellowish legs. True, the skin on his arms has been scarred and mottled by the sun, a side-effect of living in Hawaii. She's a short-horn dairy calf, brown and mottled with huge, sweet eyes. As he got close to the woman, he could see only her face and her hair, and they were mottled with mud. The dining room has a mottled beige carpet and sliding glass doors to the patio area. Her calves, soles, toes, palms, and fingertips were dark red and mottled. Synonyms blotchy, blotched, spotted, spotty nounˈmädlˈmɑdl 1An irregular arrangement of spots or patches of color. the ship was a mottle of khaki and black Example sentencesExamples Cold Mountain was a mottle of colour, rising behind the house. 1.1also mottling A spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement. the mottles on a trout white marble with mottlings of black and gray Example sentencesExamples People like the original glass, even if it does have a few mottles. Remarkably, however, the rooms on the second floor below show little sign of decay, bar some mottles on the ceiling. Peanuts will grow in clay loam, but small clay particles stick to the textured surfaces of mature peanut pods, leaving mottles that mar the beauty of the shells. Fluoride supporters believe the chemical helps cut tooth decay, but anti-fluoride groups claim it can cause a range of problems, from tooth mottling to cancer, and have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds. Origin Late 18th century: probably a back-formation from motley.
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