dapple
verb
[ ˈdap(ə)l ]
• mark with spots or rounded patches.
• "the floor was dappled with pale moonlight"
Similar:
dot,
spot,
mark,
fleck,
streak,
speck,
speckle,
bespeckle,
mottle,
stipple,
marble,
speckled,
blotched,
blotchy,
spotted,
spotty,
dotted,
streaked,
streaky,
mottled,
marbled,
flecked,
freckled,
stippled,
piebald,
skewbald,
pied,
brindled,
brindle,
tabby,
marled,
patchy,
variegated,
multicoloured,
particoloured,
pinto,
splotchy,
splodgy,
jaspé,
dapple
noun
• a patch or spot of colour or light.
• "a dapple of sunlight that shifted as the breeze stirred the leaves"
• an animal with a dappled coat.
• "smooth and wire-haired puppies, occasional dapples and piebalds"
Origin:
late 16th century (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill ‘spot’.
