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écrémage

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From French écrémage

noun

uncountable 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. Écrémage, invented by Conroy Maddox, is 'skimming'; the method is to cover the surface of water in a large bowl with some oily substance – oil paint or an ink with an oily base – and to pass a board or stiff piece of paper just below.

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"écrémage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9cr%C3%A9mage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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écrémage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9cr%C3%A9mage

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"écrémage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9cr%C3%A9mage.

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@misc{e_cre_mage_2026,
  title = {écrémage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9cr%C3%A9mage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}