Bible Dictionaries
Stippling

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.

(2):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stipple

(3):

(n.) A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stippling'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stippling.html. 1828.