ROCAILLE


Meaning of ROCAILLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rō-ˈkī, rä- ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, stone debris, from Middle French roquailles, plural, rocky terrain, from roc rock, alteration of roche, from Vulgar Latin * rocca

Date: 1856

1. : a style of ornament developed in the 18th century and characterized by sinuous foliate forms

2. : rococo

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