dappled
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noun
1.
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
2.
an animal with a mottled skin or coat.
adjective
3.
dappled; spotted: a dapple horse.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4.
to mark or become marked with spots.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle |
| —n | |
| 2. | mottled or spotted markings |
| 3. | a dappled horse, etc |
| —adj | |
| 4. | marked with dapples or spots |
| [C14: of unknown origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
dapple
c.1400 (dappled), perhaps a back-formation from dapple-grey "apple-grey" (late 14c.), by resemblance to the markings on an apple (cf. O.N. apalgrar "dapple-gray"), or, as it was used of gray horses with round blotches, perhaps of apples themselves.
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Example sentences
Then one of the dappled things objected, and an animated discussion sprang up round the fire.
It will grow in full sun, but does best in a light, dappled shade.
Dandelions are tiny symmetries of sunshine from nature's palette, dappled gaily across the landscape to grace it with diversity.
Imagine sipping your tea or wine in the dappled light of your own backyard arbor bench, your favorite vine overhead.
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