v. & n.
v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or paint or engrave etc. with dots instead of lines. 2 tr. roughen the surface of (paint, cement, etc.).
n. 1 the process or technique of stippling. 2 the effect of stippling. stippler n. stippling n.
[ Du. stippelen frequent. of stippen to prick f. stip point ]