stipple

t. [Dut. stippelen to speckle, to cover with dots, from stippel a speckle, dim in. from stip =a point; Dut. & Ger. stippen to make dots or points; Dut. stip; Low Ger. stippe a dot, a point.] 1. Engrav .: To engrave by means of dots, as dis tinguished from engraving in lines. 2. Paint.: To paint by means of small touches rather than by broad touches or washes. "Those who color and stipple their pictures to the sem blance of highly-finished miniatures."-London Daily IMG:content-0323.png:[blocks in formation] "Without the expre stipulation of any other condition."- Bp . Horsley: Sermons, vol. iii., ser. 42. 2. That which is stipulated or agreed on; a contract or bargain; a particular article, item, or con dition in a contract or covenant. "Being obliged under the same laws and stipulations " -Scott: Christian Life , pt. ii., ch. viii. II. Technically : IMG:content-0324.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Law : An undertaking, in the nature of bail, taken in the Admiralty Courts.