stipple /ˈstɪpəl/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used.Glory be to God for dappled things— / For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; / For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim: […] — 1877 verb1 •To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to.Don’t you think, Major Vampyre, that eye-brow stippled very prettily? — 1760 formsstippled · stippling · stipples