MOTTLE
Scrabble letter values: M3O1T1T1L1E1 = 8
Definition
- noun an irregular arrangement of patches of color.
- verb mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. — synonyms: streak, blotch
- verb colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. — synonyms: dapple, cloud
Examples
- “it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green”
- “The most common symptom is a mild mottle on the youngest leaves of infected plants.”