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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Stipple

· Stip·ple · IPA /ˈstɪpəl/
01 v. t. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
imp. & p. p. Stippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling
  1. 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. 2.
    To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
02 n. A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
  1. 1.
    A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.(Engraving)
  2. 2.
    A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.(Paint.)