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grisaille
[ gri-zahy, -zeyl; French gree-zah-yuh ]
noun
, plural gri·sailles [gri-, zahyz, -, zeylz, g, r, ee-, zah, -y, uh]
- monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
- a work of art, as a painting or stained-glass window, executed in grisaille.
grisaille
/ ɡrizɑj; ɡrɪˈzeɪl /
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grisaille1
1840–50; < French: painted in gray monotone, equivalent to gris gray + -aille noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of grisaille1
C19: from French, from gris grey
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Example Sentences
In the choirs clearstory are the single figures and grisaille that were in vogue during the next century.
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As there is color in them, it is inexact to call such windows grisaille, but the subdued note of grisaille glass predominates.
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The opaline loveliness of the choirs clearstory grisaille has drawn from M. Viollet-le-Duc one of his most eloquent pages.
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Above and below the canopied figures in the clearstory lights are panels of grisaille.
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In Auxerre, the grisaille is found only in the lateral windows which are seen obliquely.
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