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1Stipple — Stip ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stippled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stippling}.] [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. [1913 Webster]… …
2Stippled — Stipple Stip ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stippled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stippling}.] [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. [1913… …
3Stippling — Stipple Stip ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stippled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stippling}.] [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. [1913… …
4stipple — I. transitive verb (stippled; stippling) Etymology: Dutch stippelen to spot, dot Date: circa 1762 1. to engrave by means of dots and flicks 2. a. to make by small short touches (as of paint or ink) that together produce an even or softly graded… …
5stipple — n. [D. stippelen, to spot] Numerous circles or dots; shading effects produced by dots, circles or small marks …
6stipple — stippler, n. /stip euhl/, v., stippled, stippling, n. v.t. 1. to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches. n. Also, stippling. 2. the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling. 3. stippled work; a painting, engraving, or… …
7stippling — 1. A speckling of a blood cell or other structure with fine dots when exposed to the action of a basic stain, due to the presence of free basophil granules in the cell protoplasm. SYN: punctate basophilia. 2. An orange peel appearance of t …
8stippled — stip·pled (stipґəld) [Dutch stippelen to keep spotting] marked by small spots or flecks …
9stipple — stip|ple [ˈstıpəl] v [T] [Date: 1700 1800; : Dutch; Origin: stippelen] to draw or paint a picture or pattern using short ↑strokes or spots instead of lines >stippled adj >stippling n [U] …
10stipple — (v.) 1670s, from Du. stippelen to make points, frequentative of stippen to prick, speckle, from stip a point, probably ultimately from PIE root *st(e)ig pointed (see STICK (Cf. stick) (v.)) …
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