MOTTLED


Meaning of MOTTLED in English

/ ˈmɒtld; NAmE ˈmɑːtld/ adjective

marked with shapes of different colours without a regular pattern

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: probably a back-formation from motley + -ed .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.