| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| Main Entry: | dapple1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | rounded patches of a color or shade against a differently colored background |
| Etymology: | Middle English dappel |
| Main Entry: | dapple1 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to mark with rounded patches of a color or shade; to spot |
| Etymology: | Middle English dappel |
| Usage: | transitive |
| Main Entry: | dapple2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a mottled appearance, esp. on the coat of an animal as a horse |
| Etymology: | Middle English dappel |
| Main Entry: | dapple2 |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to become dappled |
| Etymology: | Middle English dappel |
| Usage: | intransitive |
| Main Entry: | dapple |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | dappled |
| Etymology: | Middle English dappel |