Толковый словарь английского языка - scumble
Scumble
scumble
I. transitive verb (~d; scumbling) Etymology: perhaps frequentative of 2scum Date: 1798 1. to make (as color or a painting) less brilliant by covering with a thin coat of opaque or semiopaque color applied with a nearly dry brush, to apply (a color) in this manner, to soften the lines or colors of (a drawing) by rubbing lightly, II. noun Date: 1834 the act or effect of scumbling, a material used for scumbling
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 modify (a painting) by applying a thin opaque coat of paint to give a softer or duller effect. 2 modify (a drawing) similarly with light pencilling etc. --n. 1 material used in scumbling. 2 the effect produced by scumbling. Etymology: perh. frequent. of SCUM v.tr. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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