English Explanatory Dictionary

grisaille

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A stained-glass window in this style.

Word forms

grisaille grisailles

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French grisaille.

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