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brunailles

brunailles is the plural of brunaille.

Meaning of brunaille

Noun

brunaille (countable and uncountable, plural brunailles)

  1. A method of painting or other work that uses shades of brown primarily or exclusively.
    • Genre paintings in grisaille (grey monochrome) or brunaille (brown monochrome) by Adriaen van de Venne represent a special chapter in Dutch art history.1986, Görel Cavalli-Björkman, Dutch and Flemish Paintings, volume 2, page 483
  2. An artwork or study executed in this style.
    • Paintings of this kind are known as brunailles – by analogy with grisailles, which are paintings done mainly in grey.1996, Jeroen Giltaij, Jan Kelch, Praise of Ships and the Sea: The Dutch Marine Painters of the 17th Century, page 370

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Questions about brunailles

What is brunailles the plural of?
Brunailles is the plural of brunaille.

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