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dapple-gray

dapple-gray adjective: having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses).

dapple-gray: having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses)
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Adjective

dapple-gray (not comparable)

  1. (US) Having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses).

Noun

dapple-gray (plural dapple-grays)

  1. (US) A horse with this coloration.

Forms of dapple-gray

Adjective
alternative USdapple gray
alternative UKdapple grey
alternative UKdapple-grey
Noun
pluraldapple-grays

Questions about dapple-gray

What does dapple-gray mean?
Dapple-gray means having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses).
What part of speech is dapple-gray?
Dapple-gray can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dapple-gray in the dictionary

  1. dapping
  2. dapping up
  3. dapple
  4. dapple gray
  5. dapple grey
  6. dapple-gray
  7. dapple-grey
  8. dapple-throat
  9. dapple-throats
  10. dappled
  11. dappled light

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