Dapple
['dæp(ə)l] or ['dæpl]
Definition
(n.) One of the spots on a dappled animal.
(a.) Alt. of Dappled
(v. t.) To variegate with spots; to spot.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Variegated, spotted, dappled.
v. a. Variegate, spot, diversify.
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Definition
adj. marked with spots.—v.t. to variegate with spots.—adjs. Dapp′erly (Scot.) variegated; Dapp′le-bay of bay colour variegated with dapples; Dapp′led; Dapp′le-gray.
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Examples
- Seest thou not yon cavalier who cometh toward us on a dapple-gray steed, and weareth a golden helmet? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The color of the horse was a dappled gray, and Fred happened to know that Lord Medlicote's man was on the look-out for just such a horse. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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