dap·ple (d p  l)n. 1. a. Mottled or spotted marking, as on a horse's coat. b. An individual spot. 2. An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat. tr.v. dap·pled, dap·pling, dap·ples To mark or mottle with spots. [Back-formation from dappled.] dap ple adj. |
dapple [ˈdæpəl]
vb
to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle
n
1. mottled or spotted markings
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a dappled horse, etc.
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) marked with dapples or spots
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  dapple - 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"marking - a pattern of marks nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea splash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color" plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases mock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once" macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field facula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots facula - a bright spot on a planet |
| Verb | 1. | dapple - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" harlequin - variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches" |
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