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Mottled
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- They are mottled brown butterflies that dance in pools of sunlight in forest glades.
- Her mottled palette alternates between warm and cool hues, matching the weather conditions depicted in the poem.
- Less spectacular but perhaps more intriguing is the mottled backdrop at the top and bottom.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.
noun
2.
a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
3.
mottled coloring or pattern.
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Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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