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chiaroscuro

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11 lettersPronunciation /kɪˌɑːɹəˈskʊəɹəʊ/Part of speech nounSorted acchioorrsuStarts with CEnds with O0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color

Word origin

First attested in the mid-17th century, borrowed from Italian chiaroscuro, from chiaro (“clear, bright”) + oscuro (“dark, obscure”).

Used in a sentence

  • It has been a very chiaroscuro day—lots of sunlight and shadow.
  • It is cruder than the others, more graphic, less chiaroscuro.
  • A somewhat " chiaroscuro " effect, which imparts a strong feeling of rotundity to the bronze helmet, is achieved by the artist's bold use of broad hatching along its upper contours.

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