stippled

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having a pattern of dotsSynonyms: dottedfleckedspeckedspeckled
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Stipple \Stip"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling.] [D. stippelen to make points, to spot, dot, from stippel, dim. of stip a dot, spot.]

1.To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines. [1913 Webster]

The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect.— Milman.[1913 Webster]

2.To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface. [1913 Webster] Stipple

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