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stippled

/stip-uhl/US // ˈstɪp əl //UK // (ˈstɪpəl) //

有纹路的,斑纹的,有纹路,有条纹的

Related Words

draw绘制,画画,画,抽奖dab扑通paint涂料,画画,绘画,漆engrave镌刻,雕刻,铭刻,雕琢carve雕刻,雕饰,雕琢,刻dot点,点点,点子,点缀

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    stip·pled, stip·pling.

    • : to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Also stippling.

    • : the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling.
    • : stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
carve雕刻,雕饰,雕琢,刻dab扑通dot点,点点,点子,点缀draw绘制,画画,画,抽奖engrave镌刻,雕刻,铭刻,雕琢paint涂料,画画,绘画,漆

Examples

  • The second plate is crossed with very fine stipple, and an old man is introduced in the background with his hand on his bald head.

  • The subject is engraved in stipple, and, as a print after Rowlandson, it exhibits unusual quality and finish.

  • The stipple manner of engraving was a curious development of the art.

  • Even the dots of a stipple are not made in that aimless fashion which their appearance might at first suggest.

  • His style was free and spirited, and he was one of the first English engravers to prove the merits of stipple engraving.

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