An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GRISAILLE
grisaille
(noun) chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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