Definitions for dapple
ˈdæp əldap·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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"

2. mottle, dapple, cloudverb

   colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dapplenoun

   A mottled marking, usually in clusters.

2. dapplenoun

   An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.

3. dappleverb

   To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.

4. dappleadjective

   Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

2. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Dapplenoun

   one of the spots on a dappled animal

2. Dappleadjective

   alt. of Dappled

3. Dappleverb

   to variegate with spots; to spot

4. Etymology: [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with spots over the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 »

1. lapped

2. palped

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dapple in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dapple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dapple
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dapple
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dapple
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dapple
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dapple