dapple

• Nom désignant une tache ou une marque de couleur contrastée, souvent utilisé pour décrire le motif moucheté du pelage d'un animal ou l'effet de lumière et d'ombre tacheté.

A noun referring to a spot or patch of color, or a mottled marking, often used to describe the pattern on an animal's coat or the effect of light and shade.

1. Marking on an animalC1formal

   A small, roundish patch of color or light, especially on an animal's coat.

   Tache arrondie sur le pelage

   • The horse had a beautiful dapple on its flank.
   • The dog's coat was covered in dark dapples.
   • The deer's dapples helped it blend into the forest.

   Synonymesblotchfleckmarkmottlepatchspeckspecklespot

• Verbe décrivant l'action de marquer ou de couvrir quelque chose de taches ou de zones de couleur, de lumière ou d'ombre, produisant un effet tacheté ou moucheté.

A verb used to describe the act of marking something with spots or patches of color or light and shade.

1. Mark with spotsC1formal

   To mark something with spots or patches of a different color or shade.

   marquer de taches

   • The sunlight dappled the forest floor through the leaves.
   • The horse's coat was dappled with white and gray patches.
   • Shadows dappled the garden path as clouds passed overhead.

   Synonymesbespeckledotfleckmottlespecklespotstipple