grisaglia

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French grisaille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡriˈzaʎ.ʎa/
  • Rhymes: -aʎʎa
  • Hyphenation: gri‧sà‧glia

Noun

grisaglia f (plural grisaglie)

  1. a form of cloth, made with small black and white patches, that appears to be grey

Further reading

  • grisaglia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana