mottle has definitions from the fields of fine art,color
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[ verb ] (fine art,color) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Synonyms

blotch streak

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The firm red spleen weighed 410 gm. , and its surface was mottled by discrete , small patches of white material .

The liver weighed 2090 gm. , was brown in color , and the cut surface was mottled by irregular pale areas .

Related terms

color color blotch

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[ verb ] colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

Synonyms

cloud dapple

Related terms

spot harlequin stipple spot

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