stipple

English Thesaurus

1. produce a mottled effect (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	cloud, dapple, mottle,
definition	:	colour with streaks or blotches of different shades (verb.change)

2. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	paint, paint,
definition	:	make a painting (verb.creation)

3. make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink (verb.creation)

domain category	:	art, artistic creation, artistic production,
definition	:	the creation of beautiful or significant things (noun.act)

4. engrave by means of dots and flicks (verb.creation)

hypernym	:	engrave, etch,
definition	:	carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block (verb.creation)

domain category	:	art, artistic creation, artistic production,
definition	:	the creation of beautiful or significant things (noun.act)

5. produce a mottled effect (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot,
definition	:	a small contrasting part of something (noun.attribute)

6. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes (verb.creation)

derivation	:	stippler, stippler,
definition	:	a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) (noun.person)

7. produce a mottled effect (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, speckle, spot,
definition	:	a small contrasting part of something (noun.attribute)

8. apply (paint) in small dots or strokes (verb.creation)

derivation	:	stippler, stippler,
definition	:	a painter who stipples (creates a stippled effect) (noun.person)