dapple
11dapple — /dap euhl/, n., adj., v., dappled, dappling. n. 1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters. 2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat. adj. 3. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse. v.t., v.i. 4. to mark or become marked with spots.… …
12dapple — Synonyms and related words: Quaker colored, acier, ashen, ashy, band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, birthmark, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, brand, brindled, calico, canescent, caste mark, chalk, chalk up, check, check off, checker …
13dapple — dap|ple [ˈdæpəl] v [T] literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from dapple gray] to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade …
14dapple — dap•ple [[t]ˈdæp əl[/t]] n. adj. v. pled, pling 1) a spot or mottled marking, usu. occurring in clusters 2) zool. an animal with a mottled skin or coat 3) marked with spots; dappled: a dapple horse[/ex] 4) to mark or become marked with spots of a …
15dapple — /ˈdæpəl / (say dapuhl) noun 1. mottled marking, as of an animal s skin or coat. 2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat. –adjective 3. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse. –verb (dappled, dappling) –verb (t) 4. to mark with spots. –verb (i) 5. to… …
16dapple — v. & n. v. 1 tr. mark with spots or rounded patches of colour or shade. 2 intr. become marked in this way. n. 1 a dappled effect. 2 a dappled animal, esp. a horse. Phrases and idioms: dapple grey 1 (of an animal s coat) grey or white with darker… …
17dapple-grey — BrE dapple gray AmE n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from apple gray (because of the shape of the spots)] a horse that is grey with spots of darker grey …
18dapple-gray — [dap′əlgrā′] adj. gray spotted with darker gray n. a dapple gray horse …
19dapple grey — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a horse) grey or white with darker ring like markings …
20dapple gray — dap|ple gray «DAP uhl GRAY», adjective. gray with spots of darker gray. dapple gray, a dapple gray horse or other animal. * * * dapple grey 7 [dapple grey dapple greys] (BrE) ( …
