dappling

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

  1. a spotted condition
  2. an animal whose skin is spotted

transitive verb, intransitive verb dappled -·pled, dappling -·pling

to cover or become covered with spots, as of a different color daisies dappled the meadow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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