mottle (n.)

  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'

    mottle (v.)

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

    [ Syn: streak , blotch ]

  2. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

    [ Syn: dapple , cloud ]

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