dapple

n. spot, patch; patch of colour; patch of light

v. mark with spots or patches; be marked with spots

Dapple may refer to:Dapple, a book by Eleanor ArnasonDAPPLE Project, a pollution studyDapple gray, a type of coat colour seen on horsesSilver dapple gene, also known as the "Z" gene, that dilutes the black base coat color in horses
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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

(v. t.)
To variegate with spots; to spot.
  

(n.)
One of the spots on a dappled animal.
  

(a.)
Alt. of Dappled
  

      lapped