v. & n.
v. 1 tr. mark with spots or rounded patches of colour or shade. 2 intr. become marked in this way.
n. 1 a dappled effect. 2 a dappled animal, esp. a horse. dapple grey 1 (of an animal's coat) grey or white with darker spots. 2 a horse of this colour.
[ ME dappled, dappeld, (adj.), of unkn. orig. ]