STIPPLES
Noun
stipples
plural of stipple
Verb
stipples
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stipple
Anagrams
• slippest
Source: Wiktionary
STIPPLE
Stip"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling.] Etym: [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. The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect. Milman.
2. To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
Stip"ple, Stip"pling, n. (Engraving)
Definition: A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
2. (Paint.)
Definition: A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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