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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

scum·ble / ˈskəmbəl/ Art • v. [tr.] modify (a painting or color) by applying a very thin coat of opaque paint to give a softer or duller effect. ∎ modify (a drawing) in a similar way with light shading in pencil or charcoal. • n. a thin, opaque coat of paint or layer of shading applied to give a softer or duller effect. ∎ the effect produced by adding such a coat or layer.

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scumble

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

scumble. A layer of opaque colour brushed lightly over a previous layer of another colour in such a way that the lower layer is only partly obliterated and shows through irregularly. Together with glazing, scumbling allows a range of textural and colouristic effects that ensured oil painting's dominance over other media. Similar effects can now be obtained with acrylic.

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IAN CHILVERS. "scumble." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-scumble.html

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The Oxford Dictionary of Art | 2004 | | Copyright

scumble. A layer of opaque colour brushed lightly over a previous layer of another colour in such a way that the lower layer is only partly covered and shows through irregularly. Together with glazing, scumbling allows a range of textural and colouristic effects that ensured oil painting's dominance over other media. Similar effects can now be obtained with acrylic.

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scumble

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

scumble spread colour over a picture to soften hard lines, etc. XVIII. poss. f. SCUM vb. + -LE2.

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T. F. HOAD. "scumble." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

scumble •babble, bedabble, dabble, drabble, gabble, grabble, rabble, scrabble •amble, bramble, Campbell, gamble, gambol, ramble, scramble, shamble •psychobabble • technobabble •barbel, garble, marble •pebble, rebel, treble •assemble, dissemble, Kemble, resemble, tremble •Abel, able, Babel, cable, enable, fable, gable, label, Mabel, sable, stable, table •enfeeble, feeble, Keble •dibble, dribble, fribble, Gribble, kibble, nibble, quibble, scribble •Abu Simbel, cymbal, gimbal, nimble, symbol, thimble, timbal •mandible •credible, edible •descendible, extendible, vendible •audible •frangible, tangible •illegible, legible •eligible, intelligible •negligible • dirigible • corrigible •submergible • fallible • indelible •gullible •cannibal, Hannibal •discernible • terrible • horrible •thurible •irascible, passible •expansible • collapsible • impassible •accessible, compressible, impressible, inexpressible, irrepressible, repressible •flexible •apprehensible, comprehensible, defensible, distensible, extensible, ostensible, reprehensible, sensible •indexible •admissible, dismissible, immiscible, impermissible, irremissible, miscible, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible •convincible, vincible •compossible, impossible, possible •irresponsible, responsible •forcible •adducible, crucible, deducible, inducible, irreducible, producible, reducible, seducible •coercible, irreversible, reversible, submersible •biocompatible, compatible •contractible • partible •indefectible, perfectible •contemptible •imperceptible, perceptible, susceptible •comestible, digestible, suggestible •irresistible, resistible •exhaustible •conductible, deductible, destructible, tax-deductible •corruptible, interruptible •combustible •controvertible, convertible, invertible •discerptible • persuasible • feasible •divisible, risible, visible •implausible, plausible •fusible •Bible, intertribal, libel, scribal, tribal •bobble, Chernobyl, cobble, gobble, hobble, knobble, nobble, squabble, wobble •ensemble •bauble, corbel, warble •coble, ennoble, Froebel, global, Grenoble, ignoble, noble •foible • rouble • Hasdrubal • chasuble •soluble, voluble •bubble, double, Hubble, nubble, rubble, stubble, trouble •bumble, crumble, fumble, grumble, humble, jumble, mumble, rough-and-tumble, rumble, scumble, stumble, tumble, umbel •payable, sayable •seeable, skiable •amiable •dyeable, flyable, friable, liable, pliable, triable, viable •towable •doable, suable, wooable •affable • effable • exigible • cascabel •takable • likable • salable • tenable •tunable • capable • dupable •arable, parable •curable, durable •taxable •fixable, mixable •actable • collectible •datable, hatable •eatable •notable, potable •mutable • savable • livable • movable •lovable • equable • sizable • usable •burble, herbal, verbal

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