Associations to the word «Dapple»

Wiktionary

DAPPLE, noun. A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
DAPPLE, noun. An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
DAPPLE, adjective. Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.
DAPPLE, verb. To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.

Dictionary definition

DAPPLE, noun. A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red".
DAPPLE, verb. Colour with streaks or blotches of different shades.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats