grisaille

noun

chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief

Roots

grisgris- · French · grey alia-aille · French · forming nouns of quality

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The word grisaille breaks down into 2 roots of French origin: gris, from French gris (“grey”); and -aille, from French alia (“forming nouns of quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.