grisaille

[ gri-zahy, -zeyl; French gree-zah-yuh ]

/ grɪˈzaɪ, -ˈzeɪl; French griˈzɑ yə /

noun, plural gri·sailles [gri-zahyz, -zeylz; French gree-zah-yuh] /grɪˈzaɪz, -ˈzeɪlz; French griˈzɑ yə/ for 2.

monochromatic painting in shades of gray.

a work of art, as a painting or stained-glass window, executed in grisaille.

Origin of grisaille

1840–50; <French: painted in gray monotone, equivalent to gris gray + -aille noun suffix

Words nearby grisaille

grip tape, Griqua, Griqualand East, Griqualand West, Gris, grisaille, Griselda, griseofulvin, griseous, grisette, gris-gris

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Example sentences from the Web for grisaille

Here the contrast of rich tones and grisaille is not so disagreeable as in the clerestory.
Stained Glass Tours in France|Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
At the church of S. Alpin at Chlons is a series of picture windows in grisaille, not often met with, and very well worth seeing.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass|Lewis F. Day
In England there is from the first usually a certain amount of coloured glass in grisaille windows (pages 141, 332).
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass|Lewis F. Day
Owing to the lights being narrower in the fifth the border is omitted, and in the sixth the grisaille work is also omitted.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury|H. J. L. J. Mass

Little Bible subjects were also painted, mainly in grisaille.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass|Lewis F. Day

British Dictionary definitions for grisaille

grisaille

/ (ɡrɪˈzeɪl, French ɡrizɑj) /

noun

a technique of monochrome painting in shades of grey, as in an oil painting or a wall decoration, imitating the effect of relief

a painting, stained glass window, etc, in this manner

Word Origin for grisaille

C19: from French, from gris grey

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单词	grisaille
释义	grisaille [ gri-zahy, -zeyl; French gree-zah-yuh ] / grɪˈzaɪ, -ˈzeɪl; French griˈzɑ yə / noun, plural gri·sailles [gri-zahyz, -zeylz; French gree-zah-yuh] /grɪˈzaɪz, -ˈzeɪlz; French griˈzɑ yə/ for 2. monochromatic painting in shades of gray. a work of art, as a painting or stained-glass window, executed in grisaille. Origin of grisaille 1840–50; <French: painted in gray monotone, equivalent to gris gray + -aille noun suffix Words nearby grisaille grip tape, Griqua, Griqualand East, Griqualand West, Gris, grisaille, Griselda, griseofulvin, griseous, grisette, gris-gris Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for grisaille Here the contrast of rich tones and grisaille is not so disagreeable as in the clerestory. Stained Glass Tours in France\|Charles Hitchcock Sherrill At the church of S. Alpin at Chlons is a series of picture windows in grisaille, not often met with, and very well worth seeing. Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass\|Lewis F. Day In England there is from the first usually a certain amount of coloured glass in grisaille windows (pages 141, 332). Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass\|Lewis F. Day Owing to the lights being narrower in the fifth the border is omitted, and in the sixth the grisaille work is also omitted. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury\|H. J. L. J. Mass Little Bible subjects were also painted, mainly in grisaille. Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass\|Lewis F. Day British Dictionary definitions for grisaille grisaille / (ɡrɪˈzeɪl, French ɡrizɑj) / noun a technique of monochrome painting in shades of grey, as in an oil painting or a wall decoration, imitating the effect of relief a painting, stained glass window, etc, in this manner Word Origin for grisaille C19: from French, from gris grey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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