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Repoussoir Uncommon

Origin: French suffix -oir

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Noun
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The use of an object such as a curtain extremely close up to the picture plane in a painting. This originates from Baroque paintings and is used to create depth

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voir coir soir noir loir avoir choir fumoir memoir manoir lenoir devoir revoir renoir momoir savoir mattoir foodoir portoir dortoir
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