mottle
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mottle
- /ˈmɒt.əl/ UK
- /ˈmɑ.təl/ US
- [ˈmɑ.ɾɫ̩] US
Sounds like model (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -ɒtəl
Where it comes from
1670-80. Probably back-formation from motley.
verb mottles · mottling · mottled
- To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate. Between the grey mist of rainclouds the sun suddenly appeared to mottle the wet asphalt of Marble Arch in patches of silver and ebony.
noun mottles
- A distinguishing blotch of colour.
- A mottled or spotted pattern. The most common symptom is a mild mottle on the youngest leaves of infected plants.
- Any of several species of genus Logania of butterflies, found from Burma to the Philippines and New Guinea.
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verb to mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate — see also maculate
| Français | tacheter, barbouiller |
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Talk about this word "mottle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mottle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mottle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mottle "mottle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mottle.Cite this
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title = {mottle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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