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   mottle

   /ˈmɒtl/

   verb

   • 1. mark with spots or smears of colour: "its skin is mottled with brownish spots"

   noun

   • 1. an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour: "the ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green"
   • ▪ a spot or patch forming part of a mottled arrangement: "a pale grey with lighter grey mottles"

   Word Origin early 17th century: probably a back-formation from motley.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • T

     1

   • T

     1

   • L

     1

   • E

     1

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