Dapple word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "dapple" word

[noun] a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
[verb] colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

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\Dap"ple\, n. [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with spots over the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.] One of the spots on a dappled animal. He has . . . as many eyes on his body as my gray mare hath dapples. --Sir P. Sidney.
\Dap"ple\, Dappled \Dap"pled\, a. Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted; variegated; as, a dapple horse. Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. --Sir W. Scott. Note: The word is used in composition to denote that some color is variegated or marked with spots; as, dapple-bay; dapple-gray. His steed was all dapple-gray. --Chaucer. O, swiftly can speed my dapple-gray steed. --Sir W. Scott.
\Dap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak. The dappled pink and blushing rose. --Prior.

Synonyms for dapple

cloud, fleck, maculation, mottle, patch, speckle, spot

Related terms: ashy, blaze, check, flake, freckliness, gash, graving, grayed, grayish, grizzled, jot, leaden, nevus, pencil, polka dot, riddle, sober, sprinkle, steely, tittle, underline, underscore

The fun area, different aproach to word »dapple«

Let's analyse "dapple" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: ELPPAD. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. .- .--. .--. .-.. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: dapple: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: dapple: 4 + 1 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 5 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (2)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder

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