Mottle - Definition

n 1: an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not
dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki
and black and olive-green"
v 1: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: mottle, streak, blotch]
2: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn:
mottle, dapple, cloud]