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Stipple

Stipple Meaning & Definition
Stipple Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stipple?

[v] produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees"
[v] apply in small touches, of paint
[v] make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
[v] engrave by means of dots and flicks

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stipple: speckle

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See Also | cloud | dapple | engrave | mottle | paint

Stipple In Webster's Dictionary

\Stip"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stippled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stippling}.] [D. stippelen to make points, to spot, dot, from stippel, dim. of stip a dot, spot.] 1. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines. The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect. --Milman. 2. To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
\Stip"ple\, Stippling \Stip"pling\, n. (Engraving) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines. 2. (Paint.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.

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