Mottle Definition

mŏtl
mottled, mottles, mottling
verb
mottled, mottles, mottling
To mark with blotches, streaks, and spots of different colors or shades.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
mottles
Such a blotch, streak, or spot.
Webster's New World
A mottled pattern or coloring, as of marble.
Webster's New World

Origin of Mottle

  • 1670-80 Probably back formation from motley

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably back-formation from motley

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mottle Sentence Examples

  • Soap made with food coloring can fade or mottle, and some food dyes may react strangely with your soap.

  • Sample two produced symptoms on Chenopodium quinoa (systemic chlorotic spots) and N. benthamiana (systemic mottle and distortion ).

  • Production of transgenic soybean lines expressing the bean pod mottle virus coat protein precursor gene.

  • Try a babydoll top with a square neck and a simple pattern, such as black and white mottle or a light floral print.

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ELETLE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With M6 Letter Words Ending With E