Word of the Day 11/14/24 Dapple

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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

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

Example Sentences
After all, the dapple of sunlit pool water reflected on the underside of a patio umbrella on a 75-degree day in June is just the mirror image of a grimy, chilly May fog crystallized on the palm trees lining cracked asphalt streets.
From Los Angeles Times

After all, the dapple of sunlit pool water reflected on the underside of a patio umbrella on a 75-degree day in June is just the mirror image of a grimy, chilly May fog crystallized on the palm trees lining cracked asphalt streets.
From Los Angeles Times

The rescued tree, says the 48-year-old Furlanetto, “became part of the architecture,” casting shadows through a skylight that dapple the internal concrete ramp for which the project was named.
From New York Times

So when the rain comes, it doesn't just dapple us with light sprinkles, it drops the heavier load of moisture that has been accumulating for a longer time.
From Salon

Gleaming spots caused by methane ice clouds in the planet's atmosphere dapple its lower half.
From Scientific American

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