stipple

== English == === Etymology === Probably from Dutch stippel (“small dot”), originally applied to the dots themselves and later to the technique. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɪpəl/ === Noun === stipple (countable and uncountable, plural stipples) (painting) The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === stipple (third-person singular simple present stipples, present participle stippling, simple past and past participle stippled) (transitive) To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Stipple”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IX, Part 1 (Si–St), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 975, column 1. === Anagrams === Tipples, tipples