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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..

Viz-cacha :: Viz-cacha (n.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha..

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..

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

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.

Clouding :: Clouding (n.) A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.

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..

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i

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

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

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

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