Tuesday word: Dapple

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Tuesday, Aug. 09, 2022

Dapple (noun, adjective, verb)
dap·ple [dap-uhl]

noun
1. a spot or mottled marking, usually occurring in clusters.
2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat.

adjective
3. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse.

verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to mark or become marked with spots.

WORDS RELATED TO DAPPLE
bespeckle, besprinkle, blotch, dot, fleck, mottle, speck, spot, sprinkle, stipple

See synonyms for: dapple / dappled on Thesaurus.com

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1545–55; probably back formation from dappled

HOW TO USE DAPPLE IN A SENTENCE
Pink natural light dapples a river in one composition, while reflections of house lamps streak a dark lake in another.
IN THE GALLERIES: ARTISTS PAIR UP TO CREATE A THIRD IDENTITY, OR WHEN 1+1 EQUALS ONE.|MARK JENKINS|NOVEMBER 19, 2021|WASHINGTON POST

On Santa Cruz, book a spot at the remote, oak-dappled Del Norte backcountry camp.
THE ULTIMATE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK TRAVEL GUIDE|SHAWNTÉ SALABERT|JUNE 23, 2021|OUTSIDE ONLINE

The dapple grays were fat, well fed beasts, and the coachman was old and rheumatic.
THE GIRLS OF CENTRAL HIGH ON THE STAGE|GERTRUDE W. MORRISON

Here there are no mossy rocks or sheltering trees to dapple the scene with their brightness and shadow.
THE RIVERS OF GREAT BRITAIN: RIVERS OF THE EAST COAST|VARIOUS

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