stipple-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Engrave by means of dots.

Examples:
The engraver stippled the name into the metal.
He stippled the letter onto the necklace.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8,image_impression-25.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: stipple.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: Apply paint or ink in small dot-like strokes.

Examples:
The art student stippled it, producing a certain freshness.
He stippled it to reproduce the various gradations of the colors.
The artist stipples better than he uses more traditional techniques.
He stippled the ink over the page to show the gradation of shadows.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: stipple.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3

Sense Number 3: mottle

Examples:
The sunlight stippled the trees.
The clouds stippled the light.
His face was stippled with patches of redness.

Mappings:
VerbNet: fill-9.8
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: stipple.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4