Explore Fumage through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Fumage in a sentence
Fumage meaning
- Hearth tax.
- 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.
Using Fumage
- The main meaning on this page is: Hearth tax. | 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.
Context around Fumage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 39 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fumage
- In this selection, "fumage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 39 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, system, technique and paintings stand out and add context to how "fumage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his fumage paintings which and feudal system fumage in which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fumage" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fumage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although, strictly speaking, he did not establish slavery, he imposed a semi-feudal system, fumage, in which every able man was required to work in plantations (similar to Latifundios ) to produce goods for the fledging country. (36 words)
Another strong impact must have been Paalen´s fumage technique, as it was the surrealist technique with the most magic appeal for those painters who looked for new ways of making appear what was called the unseen or the possible. (40 words)
As another important influence can be cited Wolfgang Paalen ´s article on Totem Art of the indigenous people of British Columbia and his Fumage paintings which he had seen at Julien Levy´s exhibition of Paalen´s surrealist paintings in 1940. (41 words)
As another important influence can be cited Wolfgang Paalen ´s article on Totem Art of the indigenous people of British Columbia and his Fumage paintings which he had seen at Julien Levy´s exhibition of Paalen´s surrealist paintings in 1940. (41 words)
Another strong impact must have been Paalen´s fumage technique, as it was the surrealist technique with the most magic appeal for those painters who looked for new ways of making appear what was called the unseen or the possible. (40 words)
Although, strictly speaking, he did not establish slavery, he imposed a semi-feudal system, fumage, in which every able man was required to work in plantations (similar to Latifundios ) to produce goods for the fledging country. (36 words)
Example sentences (3)
Although, strictly speaking, he did not establish slavery, he imposed a semi-feudal system, fumage, in which every able man was required to work in plantations (similar to Latifundios ) to produce goods for the fledging country.
Another strong impact must have been Paalen´s fumage technique, as it was the surrealist technique with the most magic appeal for those painters who looked for new ways of making appear what was called the unseen or the possible.
As another important influence can be cited Wolfgang Paalen ´s article on Totem Art of the indigenous people of British Columbia and his Fumage paintings which he had seen at Julien Levy´s exhibition of Paalen´s surrealist paintings in 1940.