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noun
In painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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noun
A stained-glass window in this style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: chiaroscuro
History
Unadapted borrowing from French grisaille.
