Definition of polychrome in English:

polychrome

adjective ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm

Painted or printed in several colours.
a precious polychrome ikon
Example sentencesExamples
- One of these, named after Olerys himself, consists of soft yellow-ocher swags and garlands surrounding polychrome medallions depicting mythological scenes.
- Toshusai Sharaku was a rogue artist during the famous ukiyo-e period of polychrome wood-block printmaking in Japan's 17th to 19th centuries.
- Fabrics varied, and included calendared or glazed fabrics of wool, plain or floral printed calicos and muslins, and glazed chintz monochrome or polychrome prints.
- Some were beautifully illustrated in color; no doubt providing the source of some of the polychrome flower painting that sometimes complemented black and white penwork in the late 1820s and 1830s.
- Ukiyo-e prints began to be produced in the late 17th century, but in 1764 Harunobu produced the first polychrome print.

noun ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm

mass noun

1Varied colouring.
Modigliani continued to carve his large heads, sometimes in polychrome, until 1916
Example sentencesExamples
- It could not have been lustred, and the bright polychrome is entirely out of key with the blue and gold of the other tiles.
- Other of the smaller works are painted in polychrome.
- The Nyoirin Kannon is described as decorated by saishiki, or polychrome, by the Kanshinji Register, which also notes the lecture hall guardian statue, Bishamontenno, as having saishiki decoration.
- Now though, in its restored polychrome of ochres, greens and blues, it harmonises perfectly with the building's essentially Italianate feel.
1. 1.1count noun A work of art in several colours, especially a statue.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This piece also reflects the fact that colors and surfaces change over time, so that monochromes frequently evolve into polychromes, or lose their original texture, hue or intensity.
  The discovery made international headlines, and specialists arrived from Poland to examine the find - polychromes depicting colorful, fanciful figures, some with faces bearing a striking resemblance to Felix Landau and his mistress.
  All his polychromes were thought to have been lost or defaced, until some of them were accidentally found just two years ago, hidden under whitewash and plaster, by a German film team making a documentary on the writer.
  The Virgin is wearing a long flowing gown and traces of the original polychrome show that this was once red in colour.

verb ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm

[with object]usually as adjective polychromed

Execute (a work of art) in several colours.
a polychromed bust of a young girl
Example sentencesExamples
- The tomb consists of a prominent polychromed alabaster effigy of the duke lying in state on a slab of heavy black marble surrounded by heraldic symbols.
- Sures must have had tongue in cheek when she contrived Ghirlandina, a cast-paper relief of an old, crooked, leaning tower, wonderfully abraded and polychromed.
- In 1911 he met Braque, and between 1914 and 1915 he produced the Constructions series, polychromed wood and plaster sculptures with an emphatic frontality, which investigated juxtapositions of volume.
- The pediment is painted jarrah fixed on a steel frame, and the bird itself is cast aluminium which has been painted to resemble polychromed hardwood.
- Similarly, it is typical for bodhisattva statues and those of deva or lesser deities to be polychromed.

Derivatives

polychromic

adjective -ˈkrəʊmɪk

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Greek polukhrōmos, from polu- 'many' + khrōma 'colour'.

Definition of polychrome in US English:

polychrome

adjectiveˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm

Painted, printed, or decorated in several colors.
a precious polychrome ikon
Example sentencesExamples
- One of these, named after Olerys himself, consists of soft yellow-ocher swags and garlands surrounding polychrome medallions depicting mythological scenes.
- Fabrics varied, and included calendared or glazed fabrics of wool, plain or floral printed calicos and muslins, and glazed chintz monochrome or polychrome prints.
- Ukiyo-e prints began to be produced in the late 17th century, but in 1764 Harunobu produced the first polychrome print.
- Some were beautifully illustrated in color; no doubt providing the source of some of the polychrome flower painting that sometimes complemented black and white penwork in the late 1820s and 1830s.
- Toshusai Sharaku was a rogue artist during the famous ukiyo-e period of polychrome wood-block printmaking in Japan's 17th to 19th centuries.

nounˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm

1Varied coloring.
Modigliani continued to carve his large heads, sometimes in polychrome, until 1916
Example sentencesExamples
- Other of the smaller works are painted in polychrome.
- It could not have been lustred, and the bright polychrome is entirely out of key with the blue and gold of the other tiles.
- The Nyoirin Kannon is described as decorated by saishiki, or polychrome, by the Kanshinji Register, which also notes the lecture hall guardian statue, Bishamontenno, as having saishiki decoration.
- Now though, in its restored polychrome of ochres, greens and blues, it harmonises perfectly with the building's essentially Italianate feel.
1. 1.1 A work of art in several colors, especially a statue.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Virgin is wearing a long flowing gown and traces of the original polychrome show that this was once red in colour.
  This piece also reflects the fact that colors and surfaces change over time, so that monochromes frequently evolve into polychromes, or lose their original texture, hue or intensity.
  The discovery made international headlines, and specialists arrived from Poland to examine the find - polychromes depicting colorful, fanciful figures, some with faces bearing a striking resemblance to Felix Landau and his mistress.
  All his polychromes were thought to have been lost or defaced, until some of them were accidentally found just two years ago, hidden under whitewash and plaster, by a German film team making a documentary on the writer.

verbˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm

[with object]usually as adjective polychromed

Execute or decorate (a work of art) in several colors.
a polychromed bust of a young girl
Example sentencesExamples
- The tomb consists of a prominent polychromed alabaster effigy of the duke lying in state on a slab of heavy black marble surrounded by heraldic symbols.
- Sures must have had tongue in cheek when she contrived Ghirlandina, a cast-paper relief of an old, crooked, leaning tower, wonderfully abraded and polychromed.
- Similarly, it is typical for bodhisattva statues and those of deva or lesser deities to be polychromed.
- In 1911 he met Braque, and between 1914 and 1915 he produced the Constructions series, polychromed wood and plaster sculptures with an emphatic frontality, which investigated juxtapositions of volume.
- The pediment is painted jarrah fixed on a steel frame, and the bird itself is cast aluminium which has been painted to resemble polychromed hardwood.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Greek polukhrōmos, from polu- ‘many’ + khrōma ‘color’.

单词	polychrome
释义	Definition of polychrome in English: polychrome adjective ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm Painted or printed in several colours. a precious polychrome ikon Example sentencesExamples One of these, named after Olerys himself, consists of soft yellow-ocher swags and garlands surrounding polychrome medallions depicting mythological scenes. Toshusai Sharaku was a rogue artist during the famous ukiyo-e period of polychrome wood-block printmaking in Japan's 17th to 19th centuries. Fabrics varied, and included calendared or glazed fabrics of wool, plain or floral printed calicos and muslins, and glazed chintz monochrome or polychrome prints. Some were beautifully illustrated in color; no doubt providing the source of some of the polychrome flower painting that sometimes complemented black and white penwork in the late 1820s and 1830s. Ukiyo-e prints began to be produced in the late 17th century, but in 1764 Harunobu produced the first polychrome print. noun ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm mass noun 1Varied colouring. Modigliani continued to carve his large heads, sometimes in polychrome, until 1916 Example sentencesExamples It could not have been lustred, and the bright polychrome is entirely out of key with the blue and gold of the other tiles. Other of the smaller works are painted in polychrome. The Nyoirin Kannon is described as decorated by saishiki, or polychrome, by the Kanshinji Register, which also notes the lecture hall guardian statue, Bishamontenno, as having saishiki decoration. Now though, in its restored polychrome of ochres, greens and blues, it harmonises perfectly with the building's essentially Italianate feel. 1.1count noun A work of art in several colours, especially a statue. Example sentencesExamples This piece also reflects the fact that colors and surfaces change over time, so that monochromes frequently evolve into polychromes, or lose their original texture, hue or intensity. The discovery made international headlines, and specialists arrived from Poland to examine the find - polychromes depicting colorful, fanciful figures, some with faces bearing a striking resemblance to Felix Landau and his mistress. All his polychromes were thought to have been lost or defaced, until some of them were accidentally found just two years ago, hidden under whitewash and plaster, by a German film team making a documentary on the writer. The Virgin is wearing a long flowing gown and traces of the original polychrome show that this was once red in colour. verb ˈpɒlɪkrəʊmˈpɑliˌkroʊm [with object]usually as adjective polychromed Execute (a work of art) in several colours. a polychromed bust of a young girl Example sentencesExamples The tomb consists of a prominent polychromed alabaster effigy of the duke lying in state on a slab of heavy black marble surrounded by heraldic symbols. Sures must have had tongue in cheek when she contrived Ghirlandina, a cast-paper relief of an old, crooked, leaning tower, wonderfully abraded and polychromed. In 1911 he met Braque, and between 1914 and 1915 he produced the Constructions series, polychromed wood and plaster sculptures with an emphatic frontality, which investigated juxtapositions of volume. The pediment is painted jarrah fixed on a steel frame, and the bird itself is cast aluminium which has been painted to resemble polychromed hardwood. Similarly, it is typical for bodhisattva statues and those of deva or lesser deities to be polychromed. Derivatives polychromic adjective -ˈkrəʊmɪk Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Greek polukhrōmos, from polu- 'many' + khrōma 'colour'. Definition of polychrome in US English: polychrome adjectiveˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm Painted, printed, or decorated in several colors. a precious polychrome ikon Example sentencesExamples One of these, named after Olerys himself, consists of soft yellow-ocher swags and garlands surrounding polychrome medallions depicting mythological scenes. Fabrics varied, and included calendared or glazed fabrics of wool, plain or floral printed calicos and muslins, and glazed chintz monochrome or polychrome prints. Ukiyo-e prints began to be produced in the late 17th century, but in 1764 Harunobu produced the first polychrome print. Some were beautifully illustrated in color; no doubt providing the source of some of the polychrome flower painting that sometimes complemented black and white penwork in the late 1820s and 1830s. Toshusai Sharaku was a rogue artist during the famous ukiyo-e period of polychrome wood-block printmaking in Japan's 17th to 19th centuries. nounˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm 1Varied coloring. Modigliani continued to carve his large heads, sometimes in polychrome, until 1916 Example sentencesExamples Other of the smaller works are painted in polychrome. It could not have been lustred, and the bright polychrome is entirely out of key with the blue and gold of the other tiles. The Nyoirin Kannon is described as decorated by saishiki, or polychrome, by the Kanshinji Register, which also notes the lecture hall guardian statue, Bishamontenno, as having saishiki decoration. Now though, in its restored polychrome of ochres, greens and blues, it harmonises perfectly with the building's essentially Italianate feel. 1.1 A work of art in several colors, especially a statue. Example sentencesExamples The Virgin is wearing a long flowing gown and traces of the original polychrome show that this was once red in colour. This piece also reflects the fact that colors and surfaces change over time, so that monochromes frequently evolve into polychromes, or lose their original texture, hue or intensity. The discovery made international headlines, and specialists arrived from Poland to examine the find - polychromes depicting colorful, fanciful figures, some with faces bearing a striking resemblance to Felix Landau and his mistress. All his polychromes were thought to have been lost or defaced, until some of them were accidentally found just two years ago, hidden under whitewash and plaster, by a German film team making a documentary on the writer. verbˈpɑliˌkroʊmˈpälēˌkrōm [with object]usually as adjective polychromed Execute or decorate (a work of art) in several colors. a polychromed bust of a young girl Example sentencesExamples The tomb consists of a prominent polychromed alabaster effigy of the duke lying in state on a slab of heavy black marble surrounded by heraldic symbols. Sures must have had tongue in cheek when she contrived Ghirlandina, a cast-paper relief of an old, crooked, leaning tower, wonderfully abraded and polychromed. Similarly, it is typical for bodhisattva statues and those of deva or lesser deities to be polychromed. In 1911 he met Braque, and between 1914 and 1915 he produced the Constructions series, polychromed wood and plaster sculptures with an emphatic frontality, which investigated juxtapositions of volume. The pediment is painted jarrah fixed on a steel frame, and the bird itself is cast aluminium which has been painted to resemble polychromed hardwood. Origin Early 19th century: from French, from Greek polukhrōmos, from polu- ‘many’ + khrōma ‘color’.
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