Definitions for Camaieu
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WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. camaieunoun

   A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours

2. Etymology: camaïeu

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Camaieunoun

   Etymology: from camachuia, which name is given by the orientals to the onyx, when, in preparing it, they find another colour.

   1. A stone with various figures and representations of landskips, formed by nature.2. [In painting.]A term used where there is only one colour, and where the lights and shadows are of gold, wrought on a golden or azure ground. This kind of work is chiefly used to represent basso relievos. Ephraim Chambers

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1. camaieu

   Camaïeu (also called en camaïeu) is a technique that employs two or three tints of a single color, other than gray, to create a monochromatic image without regard to local or realistic color. When a picture is monochromatically rendered in gray, it is called grisaille; when in yellow, cirage.[1]The term is also applied to monochrome painting in enamels. This technique uses a buildup of white enamel to create highlights and light areas. However, instead of using a black background, as in grisaille, transparent enamel is laid in first, beneath the whites. This technique is frequently used on snuffboxes, watches and medallions. Camaïeu can also refer, following the French usage, to chiaroscuro woodcut prints that imitate highlighted drawing on tinted paper. However, the correct term in English for these is chiaroscuro woodcuts. This French word once was synonymous with cameo, but its meaning became restricted in the early eighteenth century.[2]Camaïeu is also a registered trademark of a manufacturer.

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1. Camaieunoun

   a cameo

2. Camaieunoun

   painting in shades of one color; monochrome

3. Etymology: [F.; of unknown origin. Cf. Cameo.]

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1. Camaïeu

   Camaïeu is a technique that employs two or three tints of a single color, other than gray, to create a monochromatic image without regard to local or realistic color. When a picture is monochromatically rendered in gray, it is called grisaille; when in yellow, cirage. The term is also applied to monochrome painting in enamels. This technique uses a buildup of white enamel to create highlights and light areas. However, instead of using a black background, as in grisaille, transparent enamel is laid in first, beneath the whites. This technique is frequently used on snuffboxes, watches, and medallions. Camaïeu can also refer, following the French usage, to chiaroscuro woodcut prints that imitate highlighted drawing on tinted paper. However the correct term in English for these is chiaroscuro woodcuts. This French word once was synonymous with cameo, but its meaning became restricted in the early eighteenth century. Camaieu is also a registered trade mark of a manufacturer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Camaieu

   kam′ī-ū, n. a cameo: a painting in monochrome, or in simple colours not imitating nature: a style of printing pictures producing the effect of a pencil-drawing.—Also Cam′ayeu. [Fr. See Cameo.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Camaieu in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Camaieu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Camaieu
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Camaieu
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camaieu
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Camaieu
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Camaieu
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Camaieu