stipple
Meanings
Plural: stipples
Verb
- engrave by means of dots and flicks
- make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
- apply (paint) in small dots or strokes
- produce a mottled effect
- "The sunlight stippled the trees"
- To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.
Noun
- The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
Origin / Etymology
Probably from Dutch stippel (“small dot”), originally applied to the dots themselves and later to the technique.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
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Words With Friends Score: 14
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