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stipple
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stipple
(verb)
stipple
/
ˈ
stɪpəl/
verb
stipples
;
stippled
;
stippling
stipple
/
ˈ
stɪpəl/
verb
stipples
;
stippled
;
stippling
Britannica Dictionary definition of STIPPLE
[
+ object
]
:
to draw or paint small dots on (something)
—
usually used as
(be) stippled
The paper was
stippled
with paint.
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— stippled
adjective
a
stippled
background
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— stippling
noun
[
noncount
]
The pages were decorated with
stippling
.
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