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écrémage

écrémage noun: a surrealist automatic art technique in which paint or ink is floated on water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

Noun

écrémage (uncountable)

  1. A surrealist automatic art technique in which paint or ink is floated on water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

Origin of écrémage

From French écrémage

Questions about écrémage

What does écrémage mean?
Écrémage means a surrealist automatic art technique in which paint or ink is floated on water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.
What part of speech is écrémage?
Écrémage is a noun.

Words near écrémage in the dictionary

  1. écrasement
  2. écrasements
  3. écraseur
  4. écraseurs
  5. écru
  6. écrémage
  7. écu
  8. écuelle
  9. écuelled
  10. écuelles
  11. écuelling

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