SCUMBLE


Meaning of SCUMBLE in English

I. ˈskəm-bəl transitive verb

( scum·bled ; scum·bling -b(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: perhaps frequentative of scum (II)

Date: 1798

1.

a. : to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush

b. : to apply (a color) in this manner

2. : to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly

II. noun

Date: 1834

1. : the act or effect of scumbling

2. : a material used for scumbling

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.