dappled
Variant of dapple
dapple
Definition
dap·ple (dap′əl)
adjective
marked or variegated with spots; mottled
also dappled dap′·pled
Etymology: ME in comp. dappel-grai, dapple-gray < ON depill, a spot, dot, splash of water < dapi, a pool
noun
- a spotted condition
- an animal whose skin is spotted
dappled
Usage Examples
Object
- shade: The midday sunshine can be a mixed blessing look for dappled shade for best results.
- sunlight: I felt I no longer stood in the dappled sunlight of Joseph's dining hall.
- sunshine: The sun filters tho the leaves, creating dappled sunshine on the three figures.
- gray: In the UK and abroad, painted wooden dapple or dappled grays are even more popular with children than polished hardwood finishes.
- shadow: The sun went behind the peak and at the same moment they stepped into the dappled shadow of a row of poplars.
- light: Guests may enjoy a session in the steam room with its dappled light filtered through the base of the ship's plunge pool.
Preposition: in
- sunlight: The garden is dappled in autumnal sunlight which reflects the states of the women, in the autumn of their lives.
Preposition: with
dappled Quotes
Glory be to God for dappled things. Hopkins, SirAnthony
And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and times are done The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun. Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)
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