chiaro-oscuro

English

Etymology

From Italian chiaro-oscuro, under influence from French clair-obscur.

Noun

chiaro-oscuro (plural chiaro-oscuros)

Archaic form of chiaroscuro.

References

“chiaro-oscuro”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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