Dapple \Dap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dappling}.] To variegate with spots; to spot. [1913 Webster] The gentle day, . . . Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The dappled pink and blushing rose. --Prior. [1913 Webster]