mottle

English Thesaurus

1. an irregular arrangement of patches of color (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	color, coloring, colour, colouring,
definition	:	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)

2. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (verb.change)

hypernym	:	spot,
definition	:	mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition (verb.change)

hyponym	:	harlequin,
definition	:	variegate with spots or marks (verb.change)

hyponym	:	speckle, stipple,
definition	:	produce a mottled effect (verb.contact)

3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)

4. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (verb.change)

derivation	:	mottling,
definition	:	the act of coloring with areas of different shades (noun.act)

derivation	:	dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot,
definition	:	a small contrasting part of something (noun.attribute)

5. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained (verb.creation)

derivation	:	mottling,
definition	:	the act of coloring with areas of different shades (noun.act)

derivation	:	bar, streak, stripe,
definition	:	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	blotch, splodge, splotch,
definition	:	an irregularly shaped spot (noun.attribute)

6. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (verb.change)

derivation	:	mottling,
definition	:	the act of coloring with areas of different shades (noun.act)

derivation	:	dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot,
definition	:	a small contrasting part of something (noun.attribute)

7. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained (verb.creation)

derivation	:	mottling,
definition	:	the act of coloring with areas of different shades (noun.act)

derivation	:	bar, streak, stripe,
definition	:	a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	blotch, splodge, splotch,
definition	:	an irregularly shaped spot (noun.attribute)