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Stipple
//ˈstɪpəl// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used. countable, uncountable
"Glory be to God for dappled things— / For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; / For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim: […]"
Verb
- 1 To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to. transitive
"Don’t you think, Major Vampyre, that eye-brow ſtippled very prettily?"
- 2 produce a mottled effect wordnet
- 3 apply (paint) in small dots or strokes wordnet
- 4 make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink wordnet
- 5 engrave by means of dots and flicks wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Probably from Dutch stippel (“small dot”), originally applied to the dots themselves and later to the technique.
Etymology 2
Probably from Dutch stippel (“small dot”), originally applied to the dots themselves and later to the technique.
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