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SCUMBLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scumble mean?
• SCUMBLE (noun)
The noun SCUMBLE has 1 sense:
1. the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
Familiarity information: SCUMBLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("scumble" is a kind of...):
application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)
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