“noire”

The following 4 entries include the term noire.

bête noire

noun

: a person or thing strongly detested or avoided : bugbear

famille noire

noun

: Chinese porcelain the decoration of which has a black background

manière noire

noun

: the act or process of producing an overall texture in aquatint by scratching the plate directly with a wire brush or other device or by ruling closely set parallel lines in several directions on the ground before etching


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