DAPPLED


Meaning of DAPPLED in English

/ ˈdæpld; NAmE / adjective

marked with spots of colour, or shade :

the cool dappled light under the trees

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill spot + -ed .

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