merle

• Dappled dachshunds-The dapple (merle) pattern is expressed as lighter-colored areas contrasting with the darker base color, which may be any acceptable color.
• Do you say the merle was glad What did you do?" —  Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida
• I should have thought they would have been as plenty as the mavis and merle, and sprouting out every where, like the primroses and heather bells Our American literature is unfortunate in this respect--that our nation never had any childhood, our day never had any dawn; so we have very little traditionary lore to work over We came home about five o'clock, and had some company in the evening. —  Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1
• And then the voice of her, liquid and soft like the call of merle or mavis. —  Beltane the Smith
• And lo, in that moment, one spake near by in voice rich and soft like the call of merle or mavis Beltane," said the voice, "Beltane the Smith With heart quick-beating, Beltane turned and beheld the Duchess Helen standing beside him, her glorious hair wrought into two long braids wherein flowers were cunningly entwined. —  Beltane the Smith

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