polychromy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of polychromy
First recorded in 1855–60; polychrome + -y 3
Example Sentences
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While this new monochrome work — inspired by the expression of yin and yang — is more tranquil than Brown’s usual party of polychromy, his paintings still dance with an appealing musicality.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023
Awareness of polychromy has been cyclical ever since the Mediterranean empires fell hundreds of years ago.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2022
This spirit is in the polychromy of Islamic buildings, in the working of stone to look like tapestry, in the appearance of geometric evocations of infinite harmony in the middle of cacophonous towns.
From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2020
The 60 million rose-red bricks, the carved stone and polished granite give the station its distinctive polychromy.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2016
His early works, such as this Pomona, show him at his best; in his later productions he lacks refinement and indulges in polychromy with too liberality.
From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Breck, Joseph
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