scumble

scumble
I. transitive verb (scumbled; scumbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2scum Date: 1798 1. a. to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush b. to apply (a color) in this manner 2. to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly II. noun Date: 1834 1. the act or effect of scumbling 2. a material used for scumbling

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  • scumble — /skum beuhl/, v., scumbled, scumbling, n. Painting. v.t. 1. to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush. n. 2. the act or technique of… …   Universalium

  • scumble — 1. noun /ˈskʌmbəl/ An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint). 2. verb /ˈskʌmbəl/ to apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller , 2000: The moon was brilliant, the path a track of scumbled footprints in the snow, the …   Wiktionary

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  • scumble — scum·ble || skÊŒmbl v. dim, lighten a color (in painting by spreading a layer of opaque or semi opaque material); soften lines or colors of a painting or drawing by rubbing slightly n. technique of scumbling; application of a thin coat of color… …   English contemporary dictionary

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