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1. (n.) dapple
a spot or mottled marking, usu. occurring in clusters.
2. dapple
an animal with a mottled skin or coat.
3. (adj.) dapple
marked with spots; dappled:
a dapple horse.
4. (v.i.) dapple
to mark or become marked with spots of a different shade or color from the background.
Etymology: (1545–55; prob. back formation from dappled, late ME, prob. < Scand; akin to ON depill spot)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
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"
2. (verb) mottle, dapple, cloud
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) dapple
alt. of Dappled
2. (noun) dapple
one of the spots on a dappled animal
3. (verb) dapple
to variegate with spots; to spot
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