Definitions
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- noun grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings
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Examples
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"Progress?" she said incredulously, while their dappled-gray warsteeds snorted objection at being forced so close to the source of the stench.
Oathblood Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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In the meantime, Pablo was saddling a splendid, big dappled-gray gelding.
The Pride of Palomar 1918
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He rode a fine dappled-gray stallion, wore a long blue overcoat, and carried a rusty sword, -- evidently a proud and prosperous man.
Beacon Lights of History John Lord 1852
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Her fingers itched to hold a pair of leather reins, to take a midnight ride on the spirited dappled-gray stallion she’d seen earlier in the day.
Something Wild Berg, Patti 2002
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