stip´pler

stip´pler
stip|ple «STIHP uhl», verb, -pled, -pling, noun.
–v.t.
1. to paint, draw, or engrave by using dots or small, light strokes.
2. to produce a stippled effect on.
–n.
1. the method of painting, drawing, or engraving by stippling.
2. an effect produced by or as if by this method: »

rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim (Gerard Manley Hopkins).

3. stippled work.
[< Dutch stippelen (frequentative) < stippel prick, speckle < stip a point]
stip´pler, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • stip|ple — «STIHP uhl», verb, pled, pling, noun. –v.t. 1. to paint, draw, or engrave by using dots or small, light strokes. 2. to produce a stippled effect on. –n. 1. the method of painting, drawing, or engraving by stippling. 2. an effect produced by or as …   Useful english dictionary

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  • stip — ad·stip·u·late; ad·stip·u·la·tor; stip; stip·i·tal; stip·i·tate; stip·i·tat·ic; stip·i·ture; stip·i·tu·rus; stip·pen; stip·pler; stip·ply; stip·u·la; stip·u·la·ble; stip·u·lar; stip·u·la·tion; stip·u·la·tive; stip·u·la·tor; stip·u·la·to·ry;… …   English syllables

  • stippler — stip·pler …   English syllables

  • stipple — stip•ple [[t]ˈstɪp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) fia to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches 2) fia the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling 3) fia stippled work Also, stip′pling. Etymology: 1660–70; < D… …   From formal English to slang

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