grisaille
noun
monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
grisailles
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pluralof grisaille.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Observed closely, the typeface reveals itself to be not black, but instead a more Freudian grisailles.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2018
The miniatures include a few rather coarse grisailles.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
Paintings, mosaics, marble and gilding were requisite; the dome was to be relieved of Thornhill's lifeless grisailles; and above all, stained-glass windows were pronounced indispensable.
From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury
All we can do is to note that the grisailles were intended to have values.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
A number of these are grisailles, and the true amateur of glass considers the grisailles to be as well worth study as the legendary windows.
From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams
