Definition of scumble Scumble

scum•ble

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What does scumble mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: scumbles

scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • scumble (Noun)
    An opaque kind of glaze layer of paint.
  • scumble (Verb)
    To apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • scumble (v. t.)
    To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • scumble
    skum′bl, v.t. to apply opaque or semi-opaque colours very thinly over other colours, to modify the effect.—n. Scum′bling, a mode of obtaining a softened effect in painting by overlaying too bright colours with a very thin coating of a neutral tint. [Freq. of scum.]

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