[mot.tle] n [prob. back-formation fr. motley] (1676) 1: a colored spot
2. a: a surface having colored spots or blotches b: the arrangement of such spots or blotches on a surface
3: mosaic
5. -- mot.tled adj
[2]mottle vt mot.tled ; mot.tling (1676): to mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained -- mot.tler n