polychrome Definition
poly·chrome (päl′i krōm′)
adjective
- polychromatic
- done or decorated in several colors
noun
a polychrome work of art
polychrome Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- decoration: Many of the pieces retain their original polychrome decoration.
- sculpture: The show that I mounted originally in 1993 was meant to address the re-emergence of polychrome figurative sculpture in the 1980s and early 1990s.
- brickwork: Robinson was also responsible for the church of St. Luke, Upper Villiers Street, which is a riot of polychrome brickwork.
- ware: They succeeded in developing many original decorative techniques including luster ware and a method of polychrome painted ware called Minai.
- tile: It has vivid polychrome pictorial tiles depicting sailing ships.
- bead: Particularly striking are several examples of polychrome glass beads stylistically and technically similar to beads believed to have been made in Java.
Modifying Another Word
originally: The wood was originally polychrome ( painted in several colors ), but the image does not retain the original color scheme.
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