ROCAILLE

Meaning of ROCAILLE in English

add. ·noun artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.

2. rocaille ·add. ·noun the rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

ROCAILLE — noun Etymology: French, literally, stone debris, from Middle French roquailles, plural, rocky terrain, from roc rock, alteration of roche, from …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCAILLE — (French; rock work) In Western architecture and decorative arts, an 18th-century style featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rocklike, flower, fern, and …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCAILLE — rōˈkī, räˈ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from roc rock, from Middle French, irregular from roche rock, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCAILLE — (n.) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
Английский словарь Webster
ROCAILLE — (n.) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
Английский словарь Webster
ROCAILLE — /roh kuy"/ ; Fr. /rddaw kah"yeu/ , n. Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCAILLE — noun Etymology: French, literally, stone debris, from Middle French roquailles, plural, rocky terrain, from roc rock, alteration of roche, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCAILLE — [ rə(ʊ)'kʌɪ ] ■ noun an 18th-century artistic or architectural style of decoration characterized by elaborate ornamentation with pebbles and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROCAILLE — [ro.caille] n [F, lit., stone debris, fr. MF roquailles, pl., rocky terrain, fr. roc rock, alter. of roche, fr. (assumed) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCAILLE — in Western architecture and decorative arts, 18th-century style featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rocklike, and scroll motifs. Rocaille is one of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCAILLE — rocaille BrE AmE rɒ ˈkaɪ rə ʊ - AmE roʊ- rɑː- —French [ ʁɔ kaj \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROCAILLE — n. 1 an 18th-c. style of ornamentation based on rock and shell motifs. 2 a rococo style. [F f. roc …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCAILLE — n. 1 an 18th-c. style of ornamentation based on rock and shell motifs. 2 a rococo style. [ F f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCAILLE — n.1 an 18th-c. style of ornamentation based on rock and shell motifs. 2 a rococo style. Etymology: F f. roc …
Oxford English vocab
ROCAILLE — n. (French; rock work) In Western architecture and decorative arts, an 18th-century style featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rocklike, flower, fern, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ROCAILLE — n. Pronunciation: r ō - ' k ī , rä- Function: noun Etymology: F, literally, stone debris, from Middle French …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROCOCO
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROCOCO STYLE — or Late Baroque Style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCOCO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOUIS QUATORZE — ˈlüēkəˈtȯrz adjective Usage: usually capitalized L&Q Etymology: French Louis Quatorze (Louis XIV) died 1715 king of France : of, relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROCOCO — /reuh koh"koh, roh'keuh koh"/ , n. 1. a style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCOCO
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCOCO — [ rə'kəʊkəʊ ] ■ adjective 1》 relating to or denoting an elaborately ornate late baroque style of European furniture or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROCOCO
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROCOCO STYLE — style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century …
Britannica English vocabulary
RENNES FAIENCE — French tin-glazed earthenware, produced in Rennes, distinguished by the use of manganese purple. Most original products have an extreme rocaille …
Britannica English vocabulary
PETIT PORCELAIN — French hard-paste porcelain produced by Jacob Petit (b. 1796). Petit worked at the porcelain factory at Svres as a painter. …
Britannica English vocabulary
LISBON — Portuguese Lisboa, city, seat of Lisboa distrito (district) and capital of Portugal. It is the country's chief port, largest city, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ROCOCO — (also Ro·coco ) / rəˈkəʊkəʊ; NAmE rəˈkoʊkoʊ/ adjective used to describe a style of architecture , furniture, etc. that has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROCOCO — ro ‧ co ‧ co /rəˈkəʊkəʊ $ rəˈkoʊkoʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: rocaille …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCOCO — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of a late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-c. continental Europe, with asymmetrical patterns …
Английский основной разговорный словарь

Webster English vocab

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