decoration in many colours, esp in architecture or sculpture
polychromy in American English
(ˈpɑlɪˌkroʊmi)
noun
the art of combining many different colors, esp. in painting statues, vases, etc.
Word origin
Fr polychromie: see polychrome
polychromy in American English
(ˈpɑliˌkroumi)
noun
the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture
Derived forms
polychromous
adjective
Word origin
[1855–60; polychrome + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, keyword, lavabo, pickup-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)