SFUMATO


Meaning of SFUMATO in English

/sfooh mah"toh/ , n. Fine Arts.

the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting.

[ 1840-50; sfumare to gradate tone or color, equiv. to s- ex- EX- 1 + fumare to smoke fumare; see FUME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .