0 to cover something with spots of colour that are lighter or darker than the main colour, or to cover something with areas of light and darkness: --
Immature birds are brown with white dappling and have greenish facial skin.
The grey plumage of the underparts or the mantle is marked by pale dappling or scalloping.
This coloration is the result of the relatively rare silver dapple gene acting on a black base coat.
In keeping with this sense of history and tradition, the brewery keeps a small team of dapple-grey shire horses.
If a dachshund has one single spot of dapple, it is a dapple.
The silver dapple gene in horses does not affect the eyes, skin, or red pigment.
Dapples on a bay horse suggest good condition and care, though many well-cared for horses never dapple.
In some double dapples, there are varying degrees of vision and hearing loss, including reduced or absent eyes.
