/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005