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TAKE THE QUIZ“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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