Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Variegation of a surface by irregular spots.
- noun plural In entomology, the marks of a mottled surface.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades.
- noun A mottled pattern.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
mottle . - noun
spots orblotches of different shades or colours
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of coloring with areas of different shades
Etymologies
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Examples
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The first hint that fluoride might be an effective bulwark against tooth decay came in the beginning of the twentieth century, when a dentist in Colorado noticed some of his patients had small areas of discoloration on their teeth, a condition known as mottling.
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The first hint that fluoride might be an effective bulwark against tooth decay came in the beginning of the twentieth century, when a dentist in Colorado noticed some of his patients had small areas of discoloration on their teeth, a condition known as mottling.
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The first hint that fluoride might be an effective bulwark against tooth decay came in the beginning of the twentieth century, when a dentist in Colorado noticed some of his patients had small areas of discoloration on their teeth, a condition known as mottling.
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On bright, primary-color canvas-over-panel formats, he superimposes tilting, illusionistic white framing bars over a dark mottling—somewhere between the looks of Clyfford Still and Gerhard Richter—in the bright red, yellow or blue grounds.
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Sheldon glanced at her sharply, and noted her face mottling, even as he looked, and turning orange and green.
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Over the course of more than a decade, he connected mottling to the naturally occurring presence of fluoride in drinking water.
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He also noticed that while large quantities of fluoride produced severe mottling, smaller quantities appeared to result in stronger teeth and fewer cavities.
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He also noticed that while large quantities of fluoride produced severe mottling, smaller quantities appeared to result in stronger teeth and fewer cavities.
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Over the course of more than a decade, he connected mottling to the naturally occurring presence of fluoride in drinking water.
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He also noticed that while large quantities of fluoride produced severe mottling, smaller quantities appeared to result in stronger teeth and fewer cavities.
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