Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chiaroscuro"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chiaroscuro \Chia`ro*scu"ro\, Chiaro-oscuro \Chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\,
n. [It., clear dark.]
(a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art,
such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or
in color.
(b) The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark
parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf.
{Clair-obscur}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chiaroscuro
n : a monochrome picture made by using several different shades
of the same color
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