sprinkle vs stipple

sprinkle

verb
  • To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it. 

  • To drip in fine drops, sometimes sporadically. 

  • To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify. 

  • To rain very lightly outside. 

  • To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance). 

noun
  • An aspersorium or utensil for sprinkling. 

  • A light rain shower. 

  • A small hard piece of sugar and starch, or chocolate, used to decorate cakes etc. 

  • A light covering with a sprinkled substance. 

stipple

verb
  • To use small dots to give the appearance of shading to. 

noun
  • The use of small dots that give the appearance of shading; the dots thus used. 

How often have the words sprinkle and stipple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )