Scumble
WordNet
noun
(1) The application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
WiktionaryText
Verb
- to apply an opaque glaze to an area of a painting to make it softer or duller
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- 2000: The moon was brilliant, the path a track of scumbled footprints in the snow, the air cutting and cold. — Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass
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