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mottle

noun verb

an irregular arrangement of patches of color

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
M
Ends with
E
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
8

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Pronunciation

ˈmɑt əl

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noun

  1. an irregular arrangement of patches of color

    “it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green”

verb

  1. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

verb

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

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Example Sentences

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

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