fumage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hearth tax.
  2. A surrealist art technique, devised by Wolfgang Paalen, in which impressions are made by the smoke of a candle or kerosene lamp on a piece of paper or canvas.

Pronunciation

/ˈfjuːmɪd͡ʒ/

Word forms

fumage

Etymology

From Old French fumage, fumaige, from Latin fumus (“smoke”).

Related words

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