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Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..

Castile Soap :: Castile soap () A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the above-described soap..

Violet-tip :: Violet-tip (n.) A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips.

Scroddled Ware :: Scroddled ware () Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored clays.

Ophite :: Ophite (n.) A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance..

Grouse :: Grouse (n. sing. & pl.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet..

Amboyna Wood :: Amboyna wood () A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc..

Roe :: Roe (n.) A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany..

Mottled :: Mottled (a.) Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, mottled wood..

Mottle :: Mottle (v. t.) To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate..

Piebald :: Piebald (a.) Having spots and patches of black and white, or other colors; mottled; pied..

Mottled :: Mottled (imp. & p. p.) of Mottl.

Poecilitic :: Poecilitic (a.) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; -- said of certain rocks.

Verd Antique :: Verd antique () A mottled-green serpentine marble.

Serpentine :: Serpentine (n.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble, serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color..

Calambour :: Calambour (n.) A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers..

Griseous :: Griseous (a.) Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown; grizzled or grizzly..

Mottle :: Mottle (n.) A mottled appearance.

Pigfoot :: Pigfoot (n.) A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native of Europe. It is reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black..

Sculpin :: Sculpin (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of the genus Cottus, or Acanthocottus, having a large head armed with sharp spines, and a broad mouth. They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black. Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America..

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