dapple-gray
Americanadjective
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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Example Sentences
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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
“Looks just like the back of that dapple-gray I had when you were a little girl, Pretty,” said the Squire, pointing with his whip at the net-work of lights and shadows.
From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
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
She saw the carriage move away, drawn by two dapple-gray ponies; she heard its occupants laughing merrily.
From Zula by Lindley, H. Esselstyn
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