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a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part
- the clouds threw dapples of shadow over the eerily quiet street
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verbSynonyms of dapple (Entry 2 of 2)
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
- sunlight dappled the canopy of vines over our heads
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“Dapple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dapple. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of dapple was in 1580
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