[ˈmɒtl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mark with spots or smears of colour
(e.g: its skin is mottled with brownish spots)


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Origin:
early 17th century: probably a back-formation from motley

[ˈmɒtl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour
(e.g: the ship was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive green)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: probably a back-formation from motley