ROCAILLE

Meaning of ROCAILLE in English

n. 1 an 18th-c. style of ornamentation based on rock and shell motifs. 2 a rococo style.

[ F f. roc (as ROCK(1)) ]

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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 — add. ·noun artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. 2. rocaille ·add. ·noun the rococo system …
Webster English vocab
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. 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

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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