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< dapper

dappled >

dap·ple

l) KEY

NOUN:

1. Mottled or spotted marking, as on a horse's coat.
2. An individual spot.
An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
dap·pled , dap·pling , dap·ples

To mark or mottle with spots.

ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from dappled

OTHER FORMS:
dapple (Adjective)

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