dapple
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
Examples of DAPPLE
- <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
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2dapple
verbdap·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
- <sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads>
First Known Use of DAPPLE
1599
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