| 释义 |
stippled
 stipplestippled drawingstip·ple S0764100 (stĭp′əl)tr.v. stip·pled, stip·pling, stip·ples 1. To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.2. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.3. To dot, fleck, or speckle: "They crossed a field stippled with purple weeds" (Flannery O'Connor).n.1. A method of drawing, engraving, or painting using dots or short strokes.2. The effect produced by stippling.
[Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen, to speckle, from stip, dot, from Middle Dutch.]
stip′pler n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | stippled - having a pattern of dotsdotted, flecked, specked, speckledpatterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns) |
TranslationsStippled
StippledA texture imparted to plaster with the bristles of a stiff brush, applied by driving the bristles directly at the surface, rather than by using painting strokes.stippled
Synonyms for stippledadj having a pattern of dotsSynonyms- dotted
- flecked
- specked
- speckled
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