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verb (used with object)
1.
to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
noun Also, stip·pling.
2.
the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
3.
stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots.
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Origin:
1660–70; < Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen to dot, derivative of stip dot
1660–70; < Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen to dot, derivative of stip dot
Related forms
stip·pler, noun
un·stip·pled, adjective
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Word Origin & History
stipple
1675, from Du. stippelen "to make points," freq. of stippen "to prick, speckle," from stip "a point," probably ult. from PIE base *st(e)ig- "pointed" (see stick (v.)).
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