| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Chiaroscuro": Alt. of Chiaro-oscuro.[Websters]. | |
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Date "CLARE-OBSCURE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Clare-obscure \Clare"-ob*scure"\, noun. [Latin expression clarus clear obscurus obscure; compare to French clair-obscur. Compare to Chiaroscuro.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLARE-OBSCURE
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] Light and shade in painting; or the particular distribution of the lights and shades of a piece, with respect to the ease of the eye and the effect of the whole piece; also, a design of two colors. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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