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| mot·tle [ mótt'l ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle mot·tled, present participle mot·tling, 3rd person present singular mot·tles) |
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mark something with different colors: to mark something with an irregular pattern of patches or spots of different colors
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noun (plural mot·tles) |
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1. irregular pattern of colors: an irregular pattern of patches or spots of different colors
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2. patch of color: a patch or spot of color that forms part of an irregular pattern
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| [Late 17th century. Probably back-formation <motley] |
