 dapple |
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| 1. | [ verb ] colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | |
| Synonyms: | cloud mottle | |
| Related terms: | spot harlequin stipple spot | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a small contrasting part of something | |
| Synonyms: | patch spot fleck maculation speckle | |
| Examples: | "a bald spot" "a leopard's spots" "a patch of clouds" "patches of thin ice": "a fleck of red" |
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| Related terms: | marking plaque speck macule nebula fret spot stipple speckle spot | |
| Similar spelling: |
dabble |
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