dapple-gray

[ dap-uhl-grey ]

adjective

1. gray with ill-defined mottling of a darker shade.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dapple-gray¹

1350–1400; Middle English, perhaps *appelgrei, with d- from dappled; compare Old Norse apalgrār, apli dapple-gray horse

Example Sentences

Tot bestrode a dapple-gray horse, and the Queen sat upon a lion and took hold of its mane to steady herself.

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He was mounted on a dapple-gray horse, both swift and strong, and evidently chosen by a connoisseur.

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For my own use, I keep a large dapple-gray, an ex-charger of the purest blood.

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Each moment increased my joy and pride in that dapple-gray gelding.

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He was an animal of amazing power, about sixteen hands, and dapple gray in colour.

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