English

Noun

grisaille ‎(plural grisailles)

1. (art) 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.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁi.zaj/

Etymology 1

gris +‎ -aille

Noun

grisaille f ‎(plural grisailles)

1. grisaille
2. gloom (gloomy weather)

Etymology 2

Verb

grisaille

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from French grisaille

Noun

grisaille f ‎(invariable)

1. grisaille
2. Variant of grisaglia

Anagrams

• sigillare, sigillerà