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dapple

/ dapple /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Type of:
spot
Kinds of:
harlequin stipple speckle
Derived:
spot speckle patch fleck maculation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 2
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"
Type of:
marking
Kinds of:
speck pinpoint nebula worn spot fret
Derived:
spot fleck blob blot patch
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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spot harlequin stipple speckle marking speck pinpoint nebula worn spot fret