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sfumatos Definition


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sfumato
noun
    sfumatos
    1. In painting and drawing: a misty indistinct effect obtained by gradually blending together areas of different colour or tone.
Etymology: 19c: Italian, from sfumare to shade off, from Latin ex out + fumare to smoke.



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