oozle

An effect created by dropping clear water onto a painted section before it is dry, forming a burst of color.

The painting of foliage is next shown and explained by O'Hara—he blocks out the large areas with a rough brush: labels these areas with marks that characterize the leaves themselves as in the catalpa, horse chestnut. eucalyptus, and other trees from many parts of the country: paints trees in blossom with a trick of his own which he has nicknamed "oozles"; and finally paints a landscape in which some trees are sharply detailed and others blurred in the distance.

The clusters of Queen Anne's lace are suggested by "oozles," drops of clear water falling on the wash just before it is dry.

To sneak; to creep or sidle.

The woman regarded me closely, I think for the first time. "Why, hello, Jasper! When did you oozle in?"

Margaret loses some of her cool and her sing-song voice turns a shade hysterical as a Mudman oozles up beside her.

To flow sinuously; to seep or ooze;

The Saint lit his long clay pipe and the smoke oozled up around the puffs on his wig and drifted and sank soothingly about his troubled countenance.

I done fin' out, Brer Wolf, dat w'en you git in a holler tree un somebody sets it a-fier, dat de nat'al honey des oozles out uv it, un mor'n dat, atter you git de honey all over you, 't aint no use ter try ter burn you up, 'kaze de honey will puzzuv you.