Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dapple-gray

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
dap-ple-gray
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses).

American usage

noun

A horse with this coloration.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

dapple gray (alternative, US) dapple grey (alternative, UK) dapple-grey (alternative, UK) dapple-grays (plural)

Synonyms

dapple-grey dappled-grey dappled-gray

Questions

What does dapple-gray mean?
Having a mottled coat of lighter and darker gray patches (chiefly said of horses).

How to pronounce dapple-gray

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