SFUMATO


Meaning of SFUMATO in English

adj. & n. Painting

adj. with indistinct outlines.

n. the technique of allowing tones and colours to shade gradually into one another.

[ It., past part. of sfumare shade off f. s- = EX-(1) + fumare smoke ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.