Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parsemage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parsemage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surrealist automatic art technique in which dust from charcoal or chalk is scattered onto water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Soufflage is a technique in which liquid paint is blown onto a surface; in parsemage charcoal dust is scattered on the surface of water and then skimmed off with a sheet of paper; in fumage images are imprinted on a sheet of paper or canvas by the smoke of a candle or a kerosene lamp […]"

Usage

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Questions

What does parsemage mean?: A surrealist automatic art technique in which dust from charcoal or chalk is scattered onto water and then skimmed off by passing stiff paper or cardboard just under the surface.

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