For inkjet printing, this dulls edges of lines and graphic boundaries, and lessens pigment intensity. The guillotine cutting process dulls the blade over time, requiring that it be resharpened. Some people complain that the thickness of the plastic dulls sensation. Over time, dust settles on the sculpture and dulls its color. Some men and women find the physical barrier of a condom dulls sensation. The cap is tangerine to orange-brown, darker zoned towards the edges and dulls mainly yellow-brown. The wood is very hard and it dulls cutting tools. For example, the egg of the red-winged tinamou dulls from purple to leaden. Beef Wellington is to be avoided, as the pastry dulls the palate. Jimmy is devastated, and dulls the pain with alcohol and heroin. Mass media entertainment dulls people's minds. The process actually dulls the sound of the cymbals but makes them very visually attractive. But before repetition dulls the party, the movie gets in a few juicy innings. Now a short story writer doesn't have all the voluminous language that dulls a scene.