stipple

Definitions


[ˈstɪpl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks
(e.g: to finish, stipple the picture with the original base colour)


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


[ˈstɪpl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created
(e.g: these pictures combine his favourite techniques—wash, line, and stipple)


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




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