mottled

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mottled

/ˈmɑt əld/ US

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1670-80 mottle + -ed.

adjective more mottled · most mottled

Colored in patches; spotted. The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of mottle

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adj spotted

Español	moteado, manchado, jaspeado
Português	malhado, manchado
Français	tacheté, marbré
Deutsch	gesprenkelt, gefleckt, meliert, marmoriert, fleckig
Русский	пятни́стый pjatnístyj, кра́пчатый krápčatyj, пёстрый pjóstryj

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@misc{mottled_2026,
  title = {mottled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mottled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}