stip|pling

stip|pling
stip|pling «STIHP lihng», noun.
1. a) the act, method, or work of a person or thing that stipples. b) the design or shading so produced; dotted work.
2. any natural appearance resembling stippled painting or engraving.

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  • 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • 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

  • stippling — 1. A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to the action of a basic stain, due to the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm. SYN: punctate basophilia. 2. An orange peel appearance of t …   Medical dictionary

  • Stipple — Stip ple, Stippling Stip pling, n. (Engraving) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stippling — Stipple Stip ple, Stippling Stip pling, n. (Engraving) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines. [1913 Webster] 2. (Paint.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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