mottled enamel

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Origin of mottled enamel

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby mottled enamel

motte, Mottelson, MOT test, mottle, mottled, mottled enamel, motto, mottramite, motty, motu, motu proprio

How to use mottled enamel in a sentence

Eventually, the fire sale extended to his personal belongings—including a $20 enamel teapot.
The Zillionaires Who Lost Everything|Tom Sykes|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I stared at the poisonous mottled binding as I would at a snake.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chicken was cut into large chunks and all the blood from both birds sat in a dirty old enamel jug.
Two Chickens, an Old Guitar, and a Group of Strangers: A Life-Changing Feast in Brazil|Annabel Langbein|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The rich, mottled tones with which he crafted his portraits are less about creating mood than about rendering pure physicality.
Remembering Irving Penn|Philip Gefter|October 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

To many of those white-haired and mottled men, the ambassador's six-minute apology and the invitation to visit Japan were insults.
Healing the Wounds of Bataan|Michael Norman|September 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
In one instant the mottled-faced gentleman depressed his hand again, and every glass was set down empty.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Saying this, the mottled-faced gentleman rose, as did the other gentlemen.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
The cattle here are large and well-shaped, something like our own Lancashire breed, and mottled in colour, though mostly red.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
His face was, moreover, mottled with dusky spots, so that he reminded the spectator of a frog or a toad.
Overland|John William De Forest
Fortunately, childhood is protected by a resisting candour, by an enamel over which all impurities glide.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet