noun
Freq #128018
Meanings
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noun
spots or blotches of different shades or colours
Cold exposure caused temporary mottling of the skin.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
blotchingdappling
Word family
Forms
mottlings
Etymology
From mottle + -ing. Mottle developed as a back-formation from mottled and is related to motley, whose mixed colors supplied the image of irregular spots or blotches.