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Scumble

noun
1.
The application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture.





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"Scumble" Quotes from Famous Books



... said Mrs. Blyth, "when my father was working at his great engraving, from Mr. Scumble's picture of the 'Fair Gleaner Surprised,' that he used often to say how much harder his art was than drawing, because you couldn't rub out a false line on copper, like you could on paper. We all thought he never would get that print ...
— Hide and Seek • Wilkie Collins


Words linked to "Scumble" :   coating, covering, application


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