Definition of stipple
English to English noun - A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
source: Webster 1913 verb - engrave by means of dots and flicks
source: WordNet 3.0 - make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
source: WordNet 3.0 - apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
source: WordNet 3.0 - produce a mottled effect
The sunlight stippled the trees.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
source: Webster 1913
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stipple, stipule, stopple, stipel, staple, stifle, stipulate, stoppable, stabile, steeple, stipula, satiable, staphylea, stable, sheet pile, south pole, stiffly, stibial, steeply, stubble
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