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noun 
  1. In painting, the application of subtle layers of translucent paint so that there is no visible transition between colors, tones and often objects.
verb (it-pp, sfumat)
  1. past participle of sfumare
adjective (it-adj, sfumat)
  1. shaded
  2. hazy
  3. disappeared
Etymology: sfumato, 'shaded, tone down, toned down' (1909)


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