Dapple (verb)
dap-l
to mark or become marked with spots.
Dapple, the verb, was first recorded in 1545–55 and was probably formed from the adjective dappled, “having spots of a different shade from the background.”
Example sentences
“sunlight dappled her skin through the shade of the trees”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
