stipple

(stipəl)

transitive verb stippled, stippling

  1. to paint, draw, engrave, or apply in small points or dots rather than in lines or solid areas
  2. to cover or mark with dots or quick dabs; fleck

Origin: Du stippelen < stippel, a speckle, dim. of stip, a point, akin to stippen, to prick: for IE base see stiff

noun

    1. the art or method of painting, drawing, or engraving in dots
    2. the effect produced by this, or an effect, as in nature, resembling it
  1. stippled work

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See stipple in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb stip·pled, stip·pling, stip·ples
  1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.
  2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.
  3. To dot, fleck, or speckle: “They crossed a field stippled with purple weeds” (Flannery O'Connor).
noun
  1. A method of drawing, engraving, or painting using dots or short strokes.
  2. The effect produced by stippling.

Origin:

Origin: Dutch stippelen

Origin: , frequentative of stippen, to speckle

Origin: , from stip, dot

Origin: , from Middle Dutch

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Related Forms:

  • stipˈpler noun

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