dapple-grey
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Originally it had been dapple-grey, but it returned year after year repainted in all shades and hues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marshal Badoglio rode into the Ethiopian capital on a small dapple-grey.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Seest thou not yon knight coming towards us on a dapple-grey steed, with a helmet of gold on his head?"
From The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de
Then The Ghost came on, then Meringue, the bay, Then proud Grey Glory, the dapple-grey; The splendid grey brought a burst of cheers.
From Right Royal by Masefield, John
As his dapple-grey was being brought round--the one that ambled so capitally--the unexpected visit of several strange horsemen interrupted the party; the commander gave me his hawk, telling me to go without him.
From Bartholomew Sastrow Being the Memoirs of a German Burgomaster by Sastrow, Bartholomew
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