01 n. A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a pain…
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A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque color to the surface of a painting, or part of the surface, which is too bright in color, or which requires harmonizing.(Fine Arts)
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The color so laid on. Also used figuratively.“Shining above the brown scumbling of leafless orchards.” — L. Wallace.