STIPITIFORM
Stip"i*ti*form, a. Etym: [Stipes + -form.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the shape of a stalk; stalklike.
STIPPLE
Stip"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stippled; p. pr. & vb. n. Stippling.]
Etym: [D. stippelen to make points, to spot, dot, from stippel, dim.
of stip a dot, spot.]
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.
STIPPLE; STIPPLING
Stip"ple, Stip"pling, n. (Engraving)
Defn: A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or small points instead of lines.
2. (Paint.)
Defn: A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint is produced by many small touches.
STIPTIC
Stip"tic, a. & n. (Med.)