Clāre'-ob-seûre', n.
n. [Lat. clarus, clear, Fr. clair, and Lat. obscurus, obscure, Fr. obscur; It. chiaro oscuro, q. v.]
Sense 1. Light and shade in painting; 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.
Sense 2. A design of two colors; chiaro-oscuro. [Written also claro-obscuro.]