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dapple
[dap-uhl]
noun
a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
an animal with a mottled skin or coat.
adjective
dappled; spotted.
a dapple horse.
verb (used with or without object)
to mark or become marked with spots.
dapple
/ ˈæə /
verb
to mark or become marked with spots or patches of a different colour; mottle
noun
mottled or spotted markings
a dappled horse, etc
adjective
marked with dapples or spots
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dapple1
Example Sentences
As you sit in meditation on a wooden bench, the sunlight dappling across your face, life’s chaos exists just a hundred steps away on the other side of the temple walls.
"Wouldn't it be useful for English speakers to have a specific word for sunlight dappling through leaves... Or a word for the action of sitting outside enjoying a beer?"
“Six Feet Under” is dappled with Lynchian homages – easy enough to explain in a show about a family that dwells in the figurative crawlspace between life and death, whose business is guiding families through loss.
The subtlest animation looks the best, especially when sunlight dapples upon fur or felines flex their claws to assert power.
I stepped through the door, surveying the late-summer light dappling the antique wood floors.
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