mottle

Definition of Mottle in English :

1. mottle

an irregular arrangement of patches of color

Example Sentences:
'it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green'

2. blotch, mottle, streak

mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

3. cloud, dapple, mottle

colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mottle

verb

1. (transitive)

to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

noun

2.

a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble

3.

one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmottled or ˈmottling

1.

to mark with blotches, streaks, and spots of different colors or shades

noun

2.

such a blotch, streak, or spot

3.

a mottled pattern or coloring, as of marble

tr.v. mot·tled, mot·tling, mot·tles

To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors.

n.

1. A spot or blotch of color.

2. A variegated pattern, as on marble.