mottlement en · NOUN
Etymology
From mottle + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mottled pattern.
Through the transparent shell dark mottlements were visible, as if it had eaten lumps of earth.
1961, Rachel Peden, Rural Free: A Farmwife's Almanac of Country Living, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mottlements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |