Dapple-Gray
/ˌdæp.əl ˈɡreɪ/noun
Having a coat or coloring marked with small spots or patches of gray.
Did you know?Dapple comes from a Germanic root meaning a spot or speck, and in older English it could describe the mottled look of light and shadow on animals, making the word feel almost like a visual spell.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*daplō-
“a spot, speck, or dappled marking”
Old English
OE
dapul
“a spot, blotch, or dapple”
Middle English
ME
dapel
“spotted or mottled”
Middle English
ME
gray
“gray, ash-colored”
Modern English
English
dapple-gray
“gray marked with spots or patches”