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Webster 1913 Edition


Grisaille


Gri′sailleˊ

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Noun.
[F., from gris gray.]
1.
(Fine Arts)
Decorative painting in gray monochrome; – used in English especially for painted glass.
2.
A kind of French fancy dress goods.
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Definition 2024


grisaille

grisaille

English

Noun

grisaille (plural grisailles)

  1. (art) 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.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁi.zaj/

Etymology 1

gris + -aille

Noun

grisaille f (plural grisailles)

  1. grisaille
  2. gloom (gloomy weather)

Etymology 2

Verb

grisaille

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French grisaille

Noun

grisaille f (invariable)

  1. grisaille
  2. Variant of grisaglia

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