dapple-gray

American

[dap-uhl-grey] / ˈdæp əlˈgreɪ /

adjective

gray with ill-defined mottling of a darker shade.

Etymology

Origin of dapple-gray

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

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DAPPLE-GRAY I had a little pony, His name was Dapple-Gray, I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.

From The Real Mother Goose by Wright, Blanche Fisher

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