camaieu

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noun

A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.

OriginFrench camaïeu →
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Meanings

nouncamaieu (plural camaieus or camaieux)

plural camaieus · plural camaieux · alternative camayeu

  1. artA style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.
  2. artA style of printing pictures producing the effect of a pencil drawing.
  3. artA cameo (relief carving).

Origin

  1. Frenchcamaïeu
  2. Englishcamaieu

Borrowed from French camaïeu. Doublet of cameo.

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APA

camaieu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camaieu

MLA

“camaieu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camaieu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “camaieu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/camaieu.

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