US /ˈmɑt əld/
adj verb Freq #81794

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Covered with spots or patches of different colours.

    The snake's mottled skin let it blend into the shadows.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · covered with spots or... dappled

Etymology

1670-80 mottle + -ed.

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