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   stip·ple

   /ˈstip(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks: "to finish, stipple the picture with the original base colour"
   • ▪ produce a decorative effect on (paint or other material) by roughening its surface when it is wet.

   noun

   • 1. the process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created: "these pictures combine his favorite techniques—wash, line, and stipple"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen ‘to prick’, from stip ‘a point’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stippler noun

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