[dap-uh
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noun, adjective, verb, -pled, -pling.| 1. | a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters. |
| 2. | an animal with a mottled skin or coat. |
| 3. | dappled; spotted: a dapple horse. |
| 4. | to mark or become marked with spots. |
| dap·ple (dāp'əl) n.
To mark or mottle with spots. [Back-formation from dappled.] dap'ple adj. |
| 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 |