camaïeu
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See also: camaieu
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French kamaheu, from Old French camaü (“precious stone, treasure”), of obscure origin. Compare Medieval Latin camaeus (probably of confluence with the older forms) also of unknown origin, and English cameo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]camaïeu m (plural camaïeux)
- cameo (stone)
- (range of) shades, tones, hues (of a colour)
- 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:
- Une longue terrasse longe l’étage du haut. Les toits de Paris s’étendent en camaïeu de gris à perte de vue, le ciel ne s’ouvre pas, on ne voit le jour que quelques heures dans la journée.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (art) camaieu
Further reading
[edit]- “camaïeu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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