Usually means: Spots of color; typically lighter.
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  1. dapples: Merriam-Webster
  2. dapples: Collins English Dictionary
  3. dapples: Vocabulary.com
  4. Dapple's, dapples: Wordnik
  5. dapples: Wiktionary
  6. dapples: Dictionary.com
  7. dapples: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. dapples: Encyclopedia

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  1. dapples: Medical dictionary

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  1. Dapples: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See dapple as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (dapple)

noun:  A mottled marking, usually in clusters.
noun:  An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
adjective:  Having a mottled or spotted skin or coat, dappled.
verb:  To mark or become marked with mottling or spots.
▸ Also see dapple





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