MOTTLE


Meaning of MOTTLE in English

v. & n.

v.tr. (esp. as mottled adj.) mark with spots or smears of colour.

n. 1 an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour. 2 any of these spots or patches.

[ prob. back-form. f. MOTLEY ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.