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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of coloring with areas of different shades;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mottle \Mot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mottled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mottling.] [From Mottled.] To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

mottling \mottling\ n. 1. the act of coloring with areas of different shades. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A mottled pattern. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mottling n 1: the act of coloring with areas of different shades