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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scumble \Scum"ble\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Scumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scumbling}.] [Freq. of scum. [root] 158.] (Fine Arts) To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work, so as to produce a softened effect.
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