"mottled" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɑt əld/ [US] Forms: more mottled [comparative], most mottled [superlative]
enPR: mǒt' ld [US] Etymology: 1670-80 mottle + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mottle|ed}} mottle + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj}} mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)
  1. Colored in patches; spotted. Derived forms: mottled bear, mottled duck, mottled mallard, mottled owl, mottled umber Related terms: motley Translations (spotted): βαλιός (baliós) (Ancient Greek), ποικίλος (poikílos) (Ancient Greek), պիսակավոր (pisakavor) (Armenian), խայտուցավոր (xaytucʻavor) (Armenian), clapat (Catalan), clapejat (Catalan), strakatý (Czech), gevlekt (Dutch), täplikäs (Finnish), läiskikäs (Finnish), tacheté (French), marbré (French), pinto (Galician), gesprenkelt (German), gefleckt (German), pettyezett (Hungarian), pöttyözött (Hungarian), pettyes (Hungarian), ballach (Irish), tarare (Maori), tāingoingo (Maori), kōrangorango (Maori), tawatawa (Maori), պիսակ (pisak) (Old Armenian), schakjich (Plautdietsch), malhado (Portuguese), manchado (Portuguese), пятни́стый (pjatnístyj) (Russian), кра́пчатый (krápčatyj) (Russian), пёстрый (pjóstryj) (Russian), fľakatý (Slovak), strakatý (Slovak), moteado (Spanish), manchado (Spanish), fläckig (Swedish), batik-batik (Tagalog), benekli (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-mottled-en-adj-bUQWjxBI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɑt əld/ [US]
enPR: mǒt' ld [US] Etymology: 1670-80 mottle + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mottle|ed}} mottle + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} mottled
  1. simple past and past participle of mottle Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: mottle
    Sense id: en-mottled-en-verb-H14Q8fsZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 42 58

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