stipple

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.
2. verb To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.

Similar words

speckle engraving dot quilting stigmatypy ink dot ink-dot inkdot stylus brushstroke

Often followed by

engraving the and of upon pattern in by on

Word family

stippled stippler stipplers stipples stippling