See Also: dappled(dictionary)
dappled(dictionary)

dappled (iou)



dappled adjective. LME.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Old Norse depill spot (cf. Norwegian dape puddle). Cf. DAPPLE GREY.]
Marked with spots or patches of a different colour or shade; speckled, mottled.
J. Ruskin Beeches cast their dappled shade. J. C. Oates His lovely gray-and-white dappled Shetland pony.
Comb.: dappled-grey adjective & noun = next.