Definition of: stipple

(stip′əl) v.t. ·pled, ·pling
To draw, paint, or engrave with dots or short touches instead of lines, so as to produce a shaded effect.
—noun In painting, etching, etc., a method of representing light and shade by employing dots instead of lines, or the effect thus produced: also stip′pling. [<Du. stippelen <stippen speckle <stip dot]
—stip′pler noun