dappled
adjective/ˈdæpld/
/ˈdæpld/
- marked with spots of a different colour; with areas of light and shade
- the cool dappled light under the trees
- The floor was dappled with pale moonlight.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDappled is used with these nouns:- shade
- sunlight
Word Originlate 16th cent. (earlier as an adjective): perhaps related to Old Norse depill ‘spot’ + -ed.Want to learn more?
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