stipple

To draw, engrave, or paint in dots or short strokes.

To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes.

To dot, fleck, or speckle.

A method of drawing, engraving, or painting using dots or short strokes.

The effect produced by stippling.

To produce gradation in color or shade in (any material) by means of dots or small spots. See stippling.

In the fine arts, same as stippling.

In decorative art, an intermediate tone or color, or combination of tones, used to make gradual the passage from one color to another in a design.

To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.

To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches which together produce an even or softly graded surface.