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German term or phrase:	Befleckung
English translation:	cow spots
Entered by:	Nicole Schnell

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12:17pm Nov 22, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Livestock / Animal Husbandry / cows

German term or phrase: Befleckung

This is actually from an article about an artistic piece of photographic montage (of which I can say no more) - but I've classed it under Tech because it's certainly not an Art term.

It refers to the natural markings on cows (e.g. Friesians). I could call them markings or even e.g. "colour patterns" - but does anyone savy know if there is a more specific term?

TIA!

Readership: people interested in unconventional art (and predominantly but not solely native-speakers)

xxxFrancis Lee

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xxxFrancis Lee: 12:34pm Nov 22, 2007: Thanks to Jeff for "maculation". It would appear to be applicable, although it doesn't seem to be common parlance re. cows.
How about "patches"?!
xxxFrancis Lee: 1:04pm Nov 22, 2007: Thanks to all for what has rapidly become an embarrassment of riches - which is convenient, as I wanted to avoid using the same word over and over again.
xxxFrancis Lee: 10:43am Dec 18, 2007: Sorry, sorry, sorry but letting the robot grade this one. I in fact used "spots", "patches" and "markings". Thanks for a good set of answers!

cow spots

Explanation:
If your readership consists of people interested in art instead of farmers, I would use this term. Lots of references online, from famous Gateway-design (the computer manufacturer) to entire tutorials in Photoshop. It's how this pattern is called.

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Nicole Schnell
United States

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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

cow spots

Nicole Schnell

patches

derek_ff

bovine spots

Paul Cohen

pied markings

Ken Cox

2 +1

spotted

Birgit Mann

Maculation

Jeff Whittaker

Answers

10 mins confidence:

Maculation

Explanation:
http://medical.merriam-webster.com/medical/maculation

Jeff Whittaker
United States
Native speaker of:

English

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

cow spots

Explanation:
If your readership consists of people interested in art instead of farmers, I would use this term. Lots of references online, from famous Gateway-design (the computer manufacturer) to entire tutorials in Photoshop. It's how this pattern is called.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 19

Note from asker to answerer

Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Nice one!

26 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

spotted

Explanation:
Professionally they are referred to as markings, but I think you could also refer to them as spots/spotted.

Birgit Mann
South Africa
Native speaker of:

English

33 mins confidence:

patches

Explanation:
Rudyard Kipling refers to them as patches, blotches and spots in his Just So Stories. I think markings is also fine, so take your pick.

derek_ff
Italy
Native speaker of:

English

39 mins confidence:

pied markings

Explanation:
another option -- 'pied' is the term applied to animals with distinct markings in two or more colours (usually two)

Ken Cox
Netherlands
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

5 hrs confidence:

bovine spots

Explanation:
Nothing against Nicole's excellent suggestion and the other assorted patches, markings and maculations, but for the high-brow world of art, I'd go with "bovine spots."

"The entire geometric and somewhat mathematical theme of this painting is based on the varied definitions of the name “Eglon”. The Hebrew and Moabite root of his name is “eygel”, which means “calf”, as well as “eglah”, which means chariot or circle. In fact, Eglon, according to the text is morbidly obese, which is probably why he was named “a fat circular calf”. Taking these definitions into consideration, he is portrayed in this painting as an anthropomorphized fat calf, with calf horns, and ***bovine spots***.
http://www.nahumhalevi.com/Ehud.html

"One of the show's most extraordinary pieces is a vivid 1912 Bakst drawing of a costume for "L'Apres-midi d'un Faune" ("Afternoon of a Faun"), also designed for Nijinsky. Bakst's brilliant graphite, tempera and gold paint picture shows a young faun, wearing white tights covered with large, black ***bovine spots***. A long, flowing blue scarf spotted with aqua and gold snaillike patterns and flecks of gold twists around the faun, who gazes lovingly at a grape vine he pulls toward his face."
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2003/mar/16/baltimore_show_cele...

"Climbing skins have recently been available with whimsical patterns such as ***bovine spots*** and tire tread, this despite the fact that skins spend most of their time where they cannot be seen. Attaching your friends' skins backwards (swapping tail end for tip end) will result in an intense but short-lived comic episode."
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1793087

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Another great option, plus interesting references (esp. the Debussy one). Cheers!

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German: Befleckung

English translation: cow spots