- dap|ple-gray
- dap|ple-gray «DAP uhl GRAY», adjective.gray with spots of darker gray.a dapple-gray horse or other animal.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dapple gray — dap|ple gray «DAP uhl GRAY», adjective. gray with spots of darker gray. dapple gray, a dapple gray horse or other animal. * * * dapple grey 7 [dapple grey dapple greys] (BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
dapple-gray — dap|ple gray [ ,dæpl greı ] adjective a dapple gray horse is light gray with spots of darker gray … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dapple-gray — dap′ple gray′ adj. dch gray with ill defined mottling of a darker shade • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
dapple — dap|ple [ˈdæpəl] v [T] literary [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from dapple gray] to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dapple — Dap ple, Dappled Dap pled, a. Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse. [1913 Webster] Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note: The word is used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dappled — Dapple Dap ple, Dappled Dap pled, a. Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse. [1913 Webster] Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Note: The word is used in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dapple — Dap ple, n. [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with spots over the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.] One of the spots on a dappled animal. [1913 Webster] He has . . . as many eyes on his body as my gray mare hath dapples. Sir P. Sidney … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dapple — Dap ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dappled — Dapple Dap ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dappling — Dapple Dap ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
