adj.
Spotted or blotched with different shades or colors.
mottled
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| Antonyms: mottled |
adj
Definition: speckled
Antonyms: plain, unflecked
| Wood Glossary: Mottled |
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.
| Word Tutor: mottled |
IN BRIEF: Having spots or blotches.
The dog's coat was mottled with brown, black and yellow spots.
| WordNet: mottled |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having spots or patches of color
Synonym: dappled
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