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stipple

Pronunciation: /ˈstɪpəl/

The English word “stipple” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.

verb

  1. To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.

Etymology

Probably from Dutch stippel (“small dot”), originally applied to the dots themselves and later to the technique.

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