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dapple
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dapple
n.
spot, patch; patch of colour; patch of light
v.
mark with spots or patches; be marked with spots
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Dapple
Dapple may refer to:
- Dapple, a book by Eleanor Arnason
- DAPPLE Project, a pollution study
- Dapple gray, a type of coat colour seen on horses
- Silver dapple gene, also known as the "Z" gene, that dilutes the black base coat color in horses
- Merle (dog coat), a pattern called "dapple" in the Dachshund dog breed
- Dapple, Sancho Panza's donkey in Don Quixote
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dapple
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) spot, speckle, patch, fleck, maculation
(hypernym) marking
(hyponym) speck, pinpoint
(derivation) mottle, cloud
Verb
1. colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
(synonym) mottle, cloud
(hypernym) spot
(hyponym) harlequin
(derivation) spot, speckle, patch, fleck, maculation
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Dapple
(v. t.)
To variegate with spots; to spot.
To variegate with spots; to spot.
(n.)
One of the spots on a dappled animal.
One of the spots on a dappled animal.
(a.)
Alt. of Dappled
Alt. of Dappled
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