stippled

ˈstɪp.əld

Definition

Definition of stippled - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

visual design

Rare

covered with many tiny dots or specks

Rare

The artist painted a stippled sky with quick, light touches.
The wallpaper had a soft, stippled texture.
Light filtered through the stippled glass in the old door.

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Origin of stippled

Dutch, stippelen (to dot) + -ed (past participle)

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French:pointillé, ...
German:gepunktet, ...
Italian:puntinato, ...
Spanish:punteado, ...
Portuguese:pontilhado, ...
Chinese:点彩的, ...
Japanese:点描の, ...
Arabic:مُنَقَّط, ...
Hebrew:מְנוּקָּד, ...
Russian:точечный, ...
Ukrainian:крапкований, ...
Hindi:बिंदुयुक्त, ...
Bengali:বিন্দুযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:puntejat, ...
Czech:tečkovaný, ...
Danish:prikket, ...
Dutch:gestippeld, ...
Greek:στιγματισμένος, ...
Hungarian:pöttyözött, ...
Khmer:មានចំណុចតូចៗពាសពេញ, ...
Korean:점묘의, ...
Persian:نقطه‌چین, ...
Polish:kropkowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):pontilhado, ...
Romanian:punctat, ...
Swedish:stipplad, ...
Thai:เต็มไปด้วยจุดเล็ก ๆ, ...
Turkish:benekli, ...
Vietnamese:lốm đốm, ...

stipple

ˈstɪpəl

Definition of stipple - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art

TECH.

texture made by many small dots in art

TECH.

The stipple gave the drawing a soft, shaded look.

dotting

pointillism

Verb

tr./intr.

drawing

TECH.

make pictures or patterns using many small dots

TECH.

She will stipple the background for a soft effect.

dot

speckle

painting

TECH.

put paint or makeup on in small dabs or dots

TECH.

She stippled the paint onto the canvas.

pat

pounce

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texture made by many small dots in art

Origin of stipple

stip (dot) + ple (small)

Examples of stipple in a sentence

You can see the stipple clearly in the background shading.
He stippled the portrait to suggest soft light.
They stippled the vase with tiny white dots.
The artist stippled freckles across the model's nose.
He stippled the prosthetic wound for the film shoot.

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French:pointillé, pointiller, ...
German:Punktmuster, tupfen, ...
Italian:puntinato, puntinare, ...
Spanish:puntillismo, puntillar, ...
Portuguese:pontilhado, pontilhar, ...
Chinese:点彩, 以点作画, ...
Japanese:点描, 点描する, ...
Arabic:تنقيط, رَسَمَ بالنقاط, ...
Hebrew:סְטִיפְּלִינְג, לְנַקֵּד, ...
Russian:пуантилизм, рисовать точками, ...
Ukrainian:пуантілізм, точковати, ...
Hindi:स्टिपल, बिंदुओं से चित्र बनाना, ...
Bengali:স্টিপল, বিন্দু দিয়ে আঁকা, ...
Catalan:puntillisme, puntillar, ...
Czech:tečkování, tečkovat, ...
Danish:prikketeknik, stiple, ...
Dutch:stippelstructuur, stippelen, ...
Greek:στιπλ, στικτογραφώ, ...
Hungarian:pontozás, pontozni, ...
Khmer:លំនាំសិល្បៈបង្កើតដោយចំណុចតូចៗជាច្រើន, គូរដោយចំណុចតូចៗ, ...
Korean:점묘, 점묘하다, ...
Persian:نقطه‌چینی, نقطه‌گذاری کردن, ...
Polish:kropkowanie, kropkować, ...
Portuguese (BR):pontilhismo, pontilhar, ...
Romanian:punctaj, a puncta, ...
Swedish:stippling, prickteckna, ...
Thai:ลายจุด, แต้มจุด, ...
Turkish:noktalama, noktalamak, ...
Vietnamese:chấm nhỏ, chấm điểm, ...

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