mottle

transitive verb

To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors.

noun

A spot or blotch of color.

A variegated pattern, as on marble.

To mark with spots or blotches of different colors or shades of color; blotch; variegate; cloud.

The pattern or arrangement of spots and cloudings forming a mottled surface, especially in marble or in the natural veining of wood.