What does dapple mean?
Definitions for dapple
ˈdæp əldap·ple
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dapple.
Princeton's WordNet
spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculationverb
a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
mottle, dapple, cloudverb
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Wiktionary
dapplenoun
A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
dapplenoun
An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
dappleverb
To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
dappleadjective
Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DAPPLEadjective
Marked with various colours; variegated; streaked; imbricated: it is used chiefly of animals.
Etymology: from apple; as pommelè.
My country neighbours do not find it impossible to think of a lame horse, ’till they have run over all beings that are, and then pitch on dapple. John Locke.
To Dappleverb
To streak; to vary; to diversify with colours.
Etymology: from the adjective.
Certes, said she, I wot not how he hight;
But under him a grey steed did he wield,
Whose sides with dappled circles were endight. Fairy Queen.The gentle day
Dapples the drowsy east with spots of grey. William Shakespeare.Horses that are dappled, turn white; and old squirrels turn grisly. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 85.
The lark begins his flight,
From his watch-tower in the skies,
’Till the dappled dawn doth rise. John Milton.I chose
The dappl’d pink, and blushing rose,
To deck my charming Cloe’s hair. Matthew Prior.The gods, to curse Pamela with her pray’rs,
Gave the gilt coach and dappled Flanders mares. Alexander Pope.
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dapple
Dapple refers to a spot or a marked pattern, typically of light or color, often seen in the coats of animals. It can also refer to the pattern of sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees. As a verb, 'to dapple' means to mark something with spots or patches of color or light.
Webster Dictionary
Dapplenoun
one of the spots on a dappled animal
Dappleadjective
alt. of Dappled
Dappleverb
to variegate with spots; to spot
Etymology: [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with spots over the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dapple
dap′l, 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. [See Dimple.]
Anagrams for dapple »
lapped
palped
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dapple in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dapple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- петнист, изпъстрям се, пъстър, изпъстрямBulgarian
- dappleCzech
- sprenkelnGerman
- dappleEsperanto
- tordo, moteado, salpicar, habado, motearSpanish
- tacheterFrench
- macchiarsiItalian
- טפטוףHebrew
- まだらJapanese
- 얼룩Korean
- vlekDutch
- dappleNorwegian
- pstrokatyPolish
- mancharPortuguese
- пятно, чубарый, пятнистый, покрывать, окраска, покрыватьсяRussian
- apelkastadSwedish
- lấm lemVietnamese
- dappleYiddish
- 斑紋Chinese
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