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dappled light

dappled light noun: the pattern of shifting spots, streaks, or dots of light and shadow created when sunlight filters through a canopy of leaves or branches.

Noun

dappled light (uncountable)

  1. The pattern of shifting spots, streaks, or dots of light and shadow created when sunlight filters through a canopy of leaves or branches.

Origin of dappled light

dappled + light.

Questions about dappled light

What does dappled light mean?
Dappled light means the pattern of shifting spots, streaks, or dots of light and shadow created when sunlight filters through a canopy of leaves or branches.
What part of speech is dappled light?
Dappled light is a noun.

Words near dappled light in the dictionary

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

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