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Monday word: scumble
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ersatz-read.livejournal.comscumble (sk
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verb:
1. To soften or blend (an outline or color) by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color, or by rubbing.
2. To blur the outlines of (for example, to scumble the line between reality and fantasy).
noun:
1. Material used for scumbling, such as the opaque color that is applied.
2. The effect produced by scumbling.
Origin unclear, possibly derived from scum.
mbl)verb:
1. To soften or blend (an outline or color) by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color, or by rubbing.
2. To blur the outlines of (for example, to scumble the line between reality and fantasy).
noun:
1. Material used for scumbling, such as the opaque color that is applied.
2. The effect produced by scumbling.
Origin unclear, possibly derived from scum.
