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  1. dapple
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  3. dapple-gray

1dap·ple

noun \ˈda-pəl\

Definition of DAPPLE

1
: any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background
2
: the quality or state of being dappled
3
: a dappled animal
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Examples of DAPPLE

  1. <the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street>

Origin of DAPPLE

Middle English dappel-gray, adjective, gray marked with spots of another color
First Known Use: 1580

Related to DAPPLE

Synonyms
blotch, spot, dot, eyespot, fleck, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with DAPPLE

apple, chapel, grapple, scrapple

2dapple

verb
dap·pleddap·pling \-p(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of DAPPLE

transitive verb
: to mark with dapples
intransitive verb
: to produce a dappled pattern <sun dappling through trees>

Examples of DAPPLE

  1. <sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads>

First Known Use of DAPPLE

1599

Related to DAPPLE

Synonyms
blotch, spot, dot, fleck, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, sprinkle, stipple

Rhymes with DAPPLE

grapple

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