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- Dictionarymottled/ˈmɒtld/
adjective
- 1. marked with spots or smears of colour: "a bird with mottled brown plumage"
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MOTTLED definition: 1. covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern: 2. covered with…. Learn more.
: marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors. mottled tree bark. a mottled complexion. the bird's mottled plumage. A combination of red and blue pigments in the shell of a live lobster creates a mottled camouflage of indeterminate hue that blends in with the ocean floor. Kenneth Chang.
MOTTLED meaning: 1. covered with areas of different colours that do not form a regular pattern: 2. covered with…. Learn more.
Something that is mottled has spots or patches with different shades or colors, like the reddish blotches that can appear on your skin if it’s exposed to extreme temperatures.
Mottled definition: spotted or blotched in coloring.. See examples of MOTTLED used in a sentence.
adjective. Something that is mottled is covered with patches of different colours which do not form a regular pattern. ...mottled green and yellow leaves. Synonyms: blotchy, spotted, pied, streaked More Synonyms of mottled. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
To mottle is to speckle or dapple with dots. An artist might mottle a canvas by dripping splotches of paint on it. You can also use mottle as a noun, for a patchy arrangement of color or light: "The dog's fur was a mottle of brown and black."
Mottle definition: to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.. See examples of MOTTLE used in a sentence.
Definition of mottled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define mottled. mottled synonyms, mottled pronunciation, mottled translation, English dictionary definition of mottled. adj. Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
