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stipple
[ stip-uhl ]
verb (used with object)
, stip·pled, stip·pling.
- to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
noun
- the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
- stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots.
stipple
/ ˈstɪpəl /
verb
- to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks
- to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs
- to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect
noun
- the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling
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Derived Forms
- ˈstippler, noun
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Other Words From
- stippler noun
- un·stippled adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stipple1
1660–70; < Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen to dot, derivative of stip dot
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stipple1
C18: from Dutch stippelen, from stippen to prick, from stip point
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Example Sentences
The second plate is crossed with very fine stipple, and an old man is introduced in the background with his hand on his bald head.
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The subject is engraved in stipple, and, as a print after Rowlandson, it exhibits unusual quality and finish.
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The stipple manner of engraving was a curious development of the art.
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Even the dots of a stipple are not made in that aimless fashion which their appearance might at first suggest.
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His style was free and spirited, and he was one of the first English engravers to prove the merits of stipple engraving.
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