Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a mottled face.
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Examples
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And now the hurrying tread of waiters ceases, the ring and clatter of glass and silver is hushed, the hum of talk and laughter dies away, and a mottle-faced gentleman rises, and, clutching himself by the shirt-frill with one hand, and elevating a brimming glass in the other, clears his throat, and holds forth in this wise:
The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915
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The mottle-faced party seems to have been then the most influential, but the dark and light grey varieties also had strong adherents.
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Write down the chorus to each verse of Mr.S. Weller's song, and a sketch of the mottle-faced man's excursus on it.
Fly Leaves Charles Stuart Calverley 1857
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Hereupon the mottle-faced gentleman lets go of his shirt-frill, bows to Barnabas and, tossing off his wine, sits down amid loud acclamations and a roaring chorus of "Beverley!
The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915
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