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Topic: COLOURS

Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from apple-gray (because of the shape of the spots)

dapple-grey

noun
     
dapple-grey British English ; dapple-gray American English [countable]
CC a horse that is grey with spots of darker grey

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amber bar beige black(a) black(n) black(v) black and white blue(a) blue(n) bold bronze(n) bronze(a) brown(a) brown(n) cherry clear coffee colour cool copper coral cream dun dye ebony fluorescent flush gay ginger gold(n) gold(a) golden green(a) green(n) grey(a) grey(n) indigo ivory jade lemon loud magnolia maroon match neutral olive orange pale peach pink(a) pink(n) plum(n) plum(a) pure purple red(a) red(n) rich rose(n) rose(a) ruby shade silver(n) silver(a) soft tone vibrant violet warm weak white(a) white(n) yellow(a) yellow(n) yellow(v)

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