mottled Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
    streak; blotch; mottle.
  2. verb colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
    dapple; cloud; mottle.
  3. adjective satellite having spots or patches of color
    dappled.

WordNet

Mot"tled adjective
Etymology
From Motley.
Definitions
  1. Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood. "The mottled meadows." Drayton.

Webster 1913