What is to paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface called?
stipple — To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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