dapple-grey
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Marshal Badoglio rode into the Ethiopian capital on a small dapple-grey.
From Time Magazine Archive
Originally it had been dapple-grey, but it returned year after year repainted in all shades and hues.
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
They brought him his boots, and his dapple-grey steed along with them.
From Half-Hours with Great Story-Tellers by Various
I claim of you the twelve minae, which you borrowed from me to buy the dapple-grey horse.
From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes
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