grisaille
(noun) chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grisaille (countable and uncountable, plural grisailles)
(arts) 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.
A stained-glass window in this style.
Source: Wiktionary
Gri"saille`, n. Etym: [F., from gris gray.]
1. (Fine Arts)
Definition: Decorative painting in gray monochrome; -- used in English especially for painted glass.
2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. Knight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
