Chiaro-oscuro

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of chiaroscuro. alt-of, archaic

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black and whitecartooncharcoalcontrastcrayondelineation

Etymology

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

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