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fumage

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfjuːmɪd͡ʒ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Hearth tax.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: art, arts

Examples

  • 2013, Whitney Sherman, Playing with Sketches, The Quarto Group (Rockport Publishers), page 32, Fumage is not a frequently used drawing technique, but when used it can produce a subtle and mysterious effect. One notable twentieth-century fumage artist was banker Hugh Parker Guiler, spouse of diarist Anaïs Nin.

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: fumagium — hearth tax
  • French: fumage — art technique
  • German: Fumage — art technique