nowy

[Fr. noué =knotted.] 2870 nu-ânçe', s. [Fr., from nue =a cloud.] 1. The different gradations by which a color pa es from its lightest to its darkest shade. Also used of delicate gradations of tone in music. 2. A delicate degree of difference perceived by the intellect or any of the senses. "When the two surfaces are plaited with close regularity, an artistic nuance is the result." -London Daily Telegraph .