stip·pled /-əld/ 形容詞
斑點狀的
Stip·ple v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stippled p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling ]
1. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.
The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect. --Milman.
2. To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.
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stippled
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: dotted, flecked, specked,
speckled]