scumble

English

Etymology

Uncertain origin, perhaps from scum.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈskʌmbəl/
• Rhymes: -ʌmbəl

Noun

scumble (uncountable)

1. An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint).

Translations

opaque kind of glaze

• Czech: lazura (cs) f

Verb

scumble (third-person singular simple present scumbles, present participle scumbling, simple past and past participle scumbled)

1. 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 air cutting and cold. — Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass

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