dapple-gray
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dapple-gray
1350–1400; Middle English, perhaps *appelgrei, with d- from dappled; compare Old Norse apalgrār, apli dapple-gray horse
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Example Sentences
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Luster said Heider had some requests, such as wanting it to be painted like it was a dapple-gray, including the dappling across the hindquarters.
From Washington Times • Jan. 12, 2020
A dapple-gray horse, and a ring on his finger.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
Quite a number of years ago, a carriage drawn by two dapple-gray horses was passing slowly through the main street of a beautiful village, which I shall call Oxford.
From Bertie's Home or, the Way to be Happy by Leslie, Madeline
All together the mice made a very fine set of six horses of a beautiful mouse-colored dapple-gray.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
These horses, usually from four to seven in number, were often carefully matched, all dapple-gray or all bay.
From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Earle, Alice Morse
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