MOTTLE

v.

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: mot · tled ; mot · tling \ ' mät-li ŋ , ' mä-t ə l-i ŋ \

Date: 1676

: to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

– mot · tler \ ' mät-l ə r, ' mä-t ə l- ə r \ noun