Etymology

grisaille

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French grisaille
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  1. French · borrowed fromgrisaille
  2. English todaygrisaille

Unadapted borrowing from French grisaille.

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