Definitions for mottle

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mottle mot·tle

Spelling: [mot-l]

IPA: /ˈmɒt l/

Mottle is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in mottle (elmott).

Definitions for mottle

noun

1. a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
2. mottled coloring or pattern.

verb (used with object)

1. to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.

Origin of mottle

First recorded in 1670-80; probably back formation from motley

Examples for mottle

Let God make His sunsets: I will mottle my little fading cloud.

Ginsburg put up his gloved hand and wiped clean a face that with passion had turned a mottle of red-and-white blotches.

Gangs of buffalo, herds of antelope, and droves of wild horses, mottle the far vistas.