Definition of "stippled" [stippled]

• Simple past tense and past participle of stipple. (verb)

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• "Lilith smiled, and it was a cruel expression stippled in moonlight and shadows."
• ""stippled," it is covered with fine dots made by a graver directly on the surface of the metal after the plate has been etched and the wax cleaned off."
• "a great if literal example of this type of treatment with its branded 'stippled' surface, but other brands also use the perception of the material use to borrow product values."