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dappled

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dap·pled  (dpld)
adj.
Spotted; mottled.
[Middle English, probably from Old Norse depill, spot, splash, diminutive of dapi, pool.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dappled - having spots or patches of color
mottled
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
dappled
adjective mottled, spotted, speckled, pied, flecked, variegated, checkered, freckled, stippled, piebald, brindled He stood in the dappled sunlight of the forest.
Translations
dappled [ˈdæpld] ADJ → moteado; [horse] → rodado
dappled [ˈdæpəld] adj
[horse] → pommelé(e)
[shade] → tacheté(e) de lumière
to be dappled with sunlight → être tacheté(e) de lumière
dappled
adj
(= patchy) light → gefleckt; dappled with sunlight → mit Sonnenlicht gesprenkelt; dappled shade → Halbschatten m
(= mottled) horse → scheckig
dappled [ˈdæpld] adj → screziato/a; (horse) → pomellato/a
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She was a strong, well-made animal, of a bright dun color, beautifully dappled, and with a dark-brown mane and tail.
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It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain: and our place of meeting had been fixed at the guide-stone, by the cross-roads.
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But now Philip added other means of attaining his desire: he began to wish, when he saw a new moon or a dappled horse, and he looked out for shooting stars; during exeat they had a chicken at the vicarage, and he broke the lucky bone with Aunt Louisa and wished again, each time that his foot might be made whole.
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