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Noun: dapple  da-pul
  1. A small contrasting part of something
    "The horse's coat was covered in dapples";
    - spot, speckle, patch, fleck, maculation
Verb: dapple  da-pul
  1. Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
    "The sunlight dappled the forest floor";
    - mottle, cloud

Derived forms: dappling, dappled, dapples

Type of: marking, spot

Encyclopedia: Dapple