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单词 grisaille
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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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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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