Rhyparography

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhyparography \Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ???? painting foul or
     mean objects; "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to write,
     paint.]
     In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.
     [1913 Webster]