stipple

Verb
  1. Engrave by means of dots and flicks (synset 201754110)
    referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    is a type of: engrave, etch - carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block
  2. Make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink (synset 201699668)
    referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things
    is a type of: paint - make a painting
  3. Apply (paint) in small dots or strokes (synset 201685107)
    is a type of: paint - make a painting
  4. Produce a mottled effect (synset 201541257)
    "The sunlight stippled the trees"
    is a type of: cloud, dapple, mottle - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
    same as: speckle

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