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Synonyms for stipple

Grammar : Verb
Spell : stip-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪp əl


Définition of stipple

Origin :
  • 1670s, from Dutch 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 (v.)).
  • verb dapple
Example sentences :
  • The student will notice in particular the stipple effect in the reproduction.
  • Extract from : « Crayon Portraiture » by Jerome A. Barhydt
  • The stipple manner of engraving was a curious development of the art.
  • Extract from : « Engraving for Illustration » by Joseph Kirkbride
  • She wanted to know the difference between a mezzotint and a stipple print.
  • Extract from : « One Man in His Time » by Ellen Glasgow
  • This shows the stipple effect in the face and drapery, and a broken line effect in the background.
  • Extract from : « Crayon Portraiture » by Jerome A. Barhydt
  • The foregoing illustration is the first or ground work for the stipple effect produced by the aid of the fingers.
  • Extract from : « Crayon Portraiture » by Jerome A. Barhydt
  • You can tone down any oil color, however, by stippling it with a stipple brush dipped in a pan of dry color, or plaster Paris.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday
  • If the color when put on appears too strong and conspicuous, stipple the surface with a little plaster Paris, to tone it down.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy and Zoological Collecting » by William T. Hornaday
  • The land area is usually clearly distinguished from the water area by a tint or stipple.
  • Extract from : « Nautical Charts » by G. R. Putnam
  • Take another art, that of stipple engraving printed in colours.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Sheffield Plate » by Arthur Hayden
  • An examination of the method of shading also bears witness to a transition, for there is observable both smear and stipple work.
  • Extract from : « Stained Glass Tours in England » by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

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