mottling

• Nom désignant le fait de se marquer ou d'être marqué de taches ou de plaques de couleurs ou de teintes différentes, formant un aspect tacheté ou nuancé.

A noun referring to the act or process of coloring or marking something with areas of different shades or spots.

indénombrable

1. Coloring with varied shadesC1formal

   The process or result of marking something with spots or patches of different colors or shades.

   Marbrure

   • The mottling on the old painting was caused by age and humidity.
   • The artist achieved a beautiful mottling effect by layering different paints.
   • The leaves showed a natural mottling of green and yellow.

   Synonymesmarblingspottingvariegation

• Verbe signifiant couvrir ou se couvrir de taches ou de marbrures de couleurs ou de nuances différentes.

A verb meaning to mark or become marked with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.

1. Mark with spots or blotchesC1formal

   To mark something with spots or blotches of different colors or shades, as if stained.

   Tacheter, marbrer

   • The artist mottled the canvas with shades of blue and green.
   • The old paper was mottled with age and moisture.
   • The disease mottled the leaves with yellow and brown patches.

   Synonymesbespeckleblotchdapplefleckspecklespotstipplestreak

2. Colour with streaks or blotchesC1formal

   To colour something with streaks or blotches of different shades.

   Marbrures, tacheter

   • The sun mottled the forest floor with patches of light and shadow.
   • The chemical reaction mottled the metal surface with a rainbow of colors.
   • The painter mottled the wall to give it an antique look.

   Synonymesblotchdapplefleckmarblespecklestipplestreakvariegate