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dappled

[ˈdæpəɫd]

dappled adjective: having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple. Also the simple past and past participle of dapple.

Adjective

dappled (comparative more dappled, superlative most dappled)

  1. Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
    • To hear the lark begin his flight,
      And singing startle the dull night,
      From his watch-tower in the skies,
      Till the dappled dawn doth rise [...]1645, John Milton, L'Allegro
    • It was a close, sultry day: devoid of sunshine, but with a sky too dappled and hazy to threaten rain1847, Emily Brontë, chapter XXVI, in Wuthering Heights

Also used as

dappled is also the simple past and past participle of dapple.

dappled meaning in Arabic

dappled in Arabic

having a mottled or spotted skin or coat
أَبْرَش ʔabraš

Forms of dappled

comparativemore dappled
superlativemost dappled

Words formed from dappled

Questions about dappled

What does dappled mean?
Dappled means having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dapple.
What is dappled in Arabic?
Dappled in Arabic is أَبْرَش (ʔabraš). See Dappled meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is dappled?
Dappled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce dappled?
Dappled is pronounced [ˈdæpəɫd] (UK).

Words near dappled in the dictionary

  1. dapple grey
  2. dapple-gray
  3. dapple-grey
  4. dapple-throat
  5. dapple-throats
  6. dappled
  7. dappled light
  8. dappledness
  9. dappleness
  10. dapples
  11. dappling

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