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mottlement
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Mottling
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mot·tle
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l
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-l
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verb,
-tled,
-tling,
noun
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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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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 children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Origin:
1670–80;
probably back formation from
motley
Related forms
mot·tle·ment,
noun
mot·tler,
noun
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mottle
1670s, probably a back formation from
motley
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