dapple
dapple · more dapple · most dapple
пятнистый, в яблоках, чубарый
scheckig, sprenglich, sprenklich, sprenglig
Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappledHaving a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.
» The path was dappled with sunlight.
Auf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesHaving a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.
scheckig, sprenglich, sprenklich
пятни́стыйpjatnístyj, в яблокахv jáblokakh, чуба́рыйčubáryj
Examples
1 sentencesThe path was dappled with sunlight.
deAuf dem Pfade schimmerten Flecken Sonnenlichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
having a spotted skin or coat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having a spotted skin or coat:
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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Forms
more dapple, most dapple| Comparative | more dapple Lesson |
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regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form