The gentle day, . . .
Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The dappled pink and blushing rose. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
dappling — dap·ple || dæpl v. mark with spots or patches; be marked with spots n. spot, patch; patch of colour; patch of light … English contemporary dictionary
dapple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dappel gray, adjective, gray marked with spots of another color Date: 1580 1. any of numerous usually cloudy and rounded spots or patches of a color or shade different from their background 2. the quality or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Dapple — Dap ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose. Prior … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dappled — Dapple Dap ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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