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# dappled

adjective (dappled)

«dappled» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dappled means marked with spots or patches of different colours or shades. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#m1)
2. Dappled light or shade is a pattern of light and shadow, for example under trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#m2)

### In the lessons

A descriptive word loved in stories and poems: «dappled sunlight» falls through leaves; a «dappled grey» horse has spotted fur. In art lessons, it describes how light breaks into patches. It helps the reader picture a soft, spotted pattern.

### Examples

- We sat in the dappled shade of the oak tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x1)
- The dappled sunlight danced on the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x2)
- The pony was dappled grey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x3)
- A fawn has a dappled coat that hides it in the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x4)
- The painter showed the dappled light on the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x5)
- The forest floor was dappled with gold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x6)
- This horse was dappled too, and so like Dapplegrim that no one could distinguish the one from the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/#x7)

### Note

Verb: dapple (to mark with spots); usually seen as «dappled». Similar: spotted, mottled, speckled.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dappled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dappled/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dappled» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dappled.html) on Mova free.