un stippled

verb (used with object)

to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.

noun Also, stip·pling.

the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.

stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots.

Origin:
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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stipple (ˈstɪp^əl)

—vb
1.	to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks
2.	to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs
3.	to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect

—n
4.	the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling

[C18: from Dutch stippelen, from stippen to prick, from stip point]

'stippler

—n

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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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