Monochrome

Description

1) A painting or drawing in several shades of a single color.

2) [BASF] A trademark for a series of dyes that are characterized by good lightfastness. Monochrome dyes are used for dyeing wool.

Synonyms and Related Terms

monochrome (Fr.); monocromtico (Port.)

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Random House, Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998