mottled

(mŏt'ld)
adj.
Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors.

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adj

Definition: speckled
Antonyms: plain, unflecked

Wavy grain combines with spiral, interlocked grain to produce a wrinkled, botchy figure known as mottle. The mottled figure may be scattered randomly (broken mottle), or appear as a regular checkerboard pattern (block mottle). Members of the mahogany family, koa, sapele, bubinga and African satinwood, most commonly exhibit mottled figure.

IN BRIEF: Having spots or blotches.

The dog's coat was mottled with brown, black and yellow spots.

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