Scumble (verb) (noun)
skum-bl
to soften (the color or tone of a painted area) by overlaying parts with opaque or semiopaque color applied thinly and lightly with an almost dry brush. The effect produced by this technique.
1790–1800; perhaps equivalent to scum (v.) + -le, with intrusive b
Example sentences
“He used a dry brush and scumbled the area.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
