Blending

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blending \Blend"ing\, n.
     1. The act of mingling.
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     2. (Paint.) The method of laying on different tints so that
        they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each


        other insensibly. --Weale.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Blend \Blend\ (bl[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or
     {Blent} (bl[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE.
     blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth.
     blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. blanda, Dan. blande, OHG.
     blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]
     1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or
        associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line
        of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To
        confuse; to confound.
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              Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.
                                                    --Percival.
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     2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;
        to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;
          harmonize.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blending
       adj : combining or mixing [syn: {merging}, {mingling}]
       n 1: the act of blending components together thoroughly [syn: {blend}]
       2: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences
          between grades [syn: {shading}]