Stip"ple (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stippled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling (?).] [D. stippelen to make points, to spot, dot, from stippel, dim. of stip a dot, spot.]
1.
To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect.
Milman.
2.
To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
© Webster 1913.
Stip"ple (?), Stip"pling (?), n. Engraving
A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
2. Paint.
A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.
© Webster 1913.