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sfu·ma·to 
[sfoo-mah-toh] Pronunciation Key
[sfoo-mah-toh] Pronunciation Key –noun Fine Arts.
| the subtle and minute gradation of tone and color used to blur or veil the contours of a form in painting. |
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| sfu·ma·to
(sfōō-mä'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. The blurring or softening of sharp outlines in painting by subtle and gradual blending of one tone into another. [Italian, from past participle of sfumare, to evaporate, fade out : s-, from (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + fumare, to smoke (from Latin fūmāre; see fumatory).] |
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Sfumato
Sfu*ma"to\, a. [It.] (Paint.) Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting.
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