dapple

[ dap-uhl ]
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noun
  1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.

  2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat.

adjective
  1. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse.

verb (used with or without object),dap·pled, dap·pling.
  1. to mark or become marked with spots.

Origin of dapple

1
First recorded in 1545–55; probably back formation from dappled

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British Dictionary definitions for dapple

dapple

/ (ˈdæpəl) /


verb
  1. to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle

noun
  1. mottled or spotted markings

  2. a dappled horse, etc

adjective
  1. marked with dapples or spots

Origin of dapple

1
C14: of unknown origin

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