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stipple
[ stip-uhl ]
/ ˈstɪp əl /
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verb (used with object), stip·pled, stip·pling.
to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
noun Also stippling.
the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots.
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Origin of stipple
1660–70; <Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen to dot, derivative of stip dot
OTHER WORDS FROM stipple
stippler, nounun·stip·pled, adjectiveWords nearby stipple
stipendiary, stipes, stipitate, stipitiform, stipo, stipple, stippled epiphysis, stippling, stipulate, stipulation, stipule
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British Dictionary definitions for stipple
stipple
/ (ˈstɪpəl) /
verb (tr)
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 Also: stippling
the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling
Derived forms of stipple
stippler, nounWord Origin for stipple
C18: from Dutch stippelen, from stippen to prick, from stip point
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