Etymology

soufflage

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Today it means: The surrealist technique of blowing liquid paint to inspire or reveal an image. Full definition →

French soufflage
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromsoufflage“blowing”
  2. English todaysoufflage

From French soufflage (“blowing”).

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