dapple-gray

American  

[dap-uhl-grey] / ˈdæp əlˈgreɪ /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of dapple-gray

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

Example Sentences

Luster said Heider had some requests, such as wanting it to be painted like it was a dapple-gray, including the dappling across the hindquarters.

From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2020

A dapple-gray horse, and a ring on his finger.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

A middle-aged descendant of the Prophet, riding a graceful dapple-gray mare, spurs his steed into a swinging gallop for about five miles across the level plain in an effort to bear me company.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

The horses, four to seven in number, were magnificent, often matched throughout; some were all dapple-gray, or all bay.

From Home Life in Colonial Days by Earle, Alice Morse

Bud thought of a beautiful dapple-gray toy horse with a real leather saddle and bridle that he had seen in a store window when he had been six.

From The Black Fawn by Kjelgaard, James Arthur