# grisaille

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A stained-glass window in this style.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French grisaille.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grisaille