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mottled

English

Etymology

1670-80 mottle +? -ed.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: m?t' ld, IPA(key): /?m?t ?ld/

Adjective

mottled (comparative more mottled, superlative most mottled)

  1. Colored in patches; spotted
    The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

Derived terms

  • mottled duck

Translations

Verb

mottled

  1. simple past tense and past participle of mottle

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brinded

English

Etymology

From Middle English brended (“burnt, branded”), from bren (“burned, branded”), from the past participle of brennen (“to burn”), from Old English bærnan (“to burn”). Also compare Old Norse br?ndóttr, Icelandic bröndóttr (“brindled”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b??nd?d/

Adjective

brinded (comparative more brinded, superlative most brinded)

  1. (archaic, dialect) Especially of the fur or skin of animals: having a patchy or streaky pattern, usually brown or grey in colour; brindled.
    Synonyms: mottled, tabby
  2. (dialect) Frowning, looking sour or angry.

References

  • Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
  • “brinded”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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