mottles
Creates uneven coloring
Mottles is the plural of mottle—irregular spots or blotches of different colors or shades on a surface.
Skin may show mottles from poor circulation; leaves develop mottles from disease or nutrient deficiency.
As a verb, mottles means creates such a pattern: Age mottles the pages of old books.
The adjective mottled is more common than either noun or verb.
Marked with spots
- fleckedSpotted with small marks
- spottedSeen or patterned
- speckledDotted with small marks
- blotchyIrregularly marked with patches
marbled · stippled · variegated · pied · brindled · piebald · calico · pinto
Fabric scraps sewn together
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
random · organic · natural · asymmetrical · discoloration · pigmentation · marking · blemish
Act of hiding something
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- blendCombine into mixture
- crypticObscure in meaning
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
hide · stealth · covert · ambush · masquerade · chameleon · invisibility · disruptive
dappled
Marked with spots
blotchy · marbled · stippled · variegated · pied · brindled · piebald · calico · pinto · freckled
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
scattered · random · organic · natural · asymmetrical · discoloration · pigmentation · marking · blemish · stain
concealment
Act of hiding something
adaptive · hide · stealth · covert · ambush · masquerade · chameleon · invisibility · disruptive · countershading
grained
Having visible texture lines
- pittedSeed removed, or opposed
- pockmarkedScarred with small holes
- weatheredEroded by exposure
aged · oxidized · patina · distressed · worn · rough · stipple · spatter · splatter · dabbed
- markingsspots, specks, speckles, lines, dots
- solar physicssunspots, solar flares, corona, photosphere, chromosphere
mottlesuniforms
Standardized institutional clothing
homogenizes · evens · smooths · equalizes · regularizes
mottlesuniforms
Standardized institutional clothing
blends · flattens · monotones · harmonizes
- mottled skinIrregularly pigmented body surface