SCUMBLE

scumble

(noun) the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

scumble (countable and uncountable, plural scumbles)

An opaque kind of glaze (layer of paint).

Verb

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

To apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller.

Source: Wiktionary

Scum"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scumbling.] Etym: [Freq. of scum. sq. root 158.] (Fine Arts)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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