dapple-grey
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Originally it had been dapple-grey, but it returned year after year repainted in all shades and hues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marshal Badoglio rode into the Ethiopian capital on a small dapple-grey.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Elfin Queen only laughed in his face, and brought her dapple-grey palfrey close up to where he was standing.
From The Scottish Fairy Book by Grierson, Elizabeth Wilson
Then The Ghost came on, then Meringue, the bay, Then proud Grey Glory, the dapple-grey; The splendid grey brought a burst of cheers.
From Right Royal by Masefield, John
Their branches swept the ground and interlaced; and many were the windings of the faint footmarks tenaciously followed by Moya and the dapple-grey.
From The Shadow of a Man by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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