dapple
dapple · dapples
пятнистая окраска
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A mottled marking, usually in clustersA mottled marking, usually in clusters.
» The path was dappled with sunlight.
Auf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts.
Meaning
2 sensesA mottled marking, usually in clusters.
пятнистая окра́скаpjatnistaja
An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
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More definitions
- a small contrasting part of something
Examples
1 sentencesThe path was dappled with sunlight.
deAuf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
mottled marking:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dappled animal:
Origin
Uncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is alreadyUncertain. The adjective is first attested circa 1550 though the first element is already attested in dapple-grey as early as 1386, in Middle English, and later as dappled circa 1400; the OED suggests either:
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