BIEDERMEIER

Meaning of BIEDERMEIER in English

[ 'bi:dəˌmʌɪə ]

■ adjective denoting a 19th-century German style of furniture and decoration characterized by restraint and utilitarianism.

Origin

from the name of a fictitious German schoolmaster created by L. Eichrodt (1854).

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BIEDERMEIER — adjective Etymology: after Gottlieb ~, satirical name for an uninspired German bourgeois Date: 1905 of a style of unostentatious furniture …
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BIEDERMEIER — I. ˈbēdə(r)ˌmīə(r) adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after Gottlieb Biedermeier (“Papa Biedermeier ”), satirical name for a simple, fussy, uninspired …
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BIEDERMEIER — /bee"deuhr muy'euhr/ , adj. noting or pertaining to a style of furnishings common in German-speaking areas in the early to …
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BIEDERMEIER — adjective Etymology: after Gottlieb Biedermeier, satirical name for an uninspired German bourgeois Date: 1905 : of a style of unostentatious …
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BIEDERMEIER — [Bie.der.mei.er] adj [after Gottlieb Biedermeier, satirical name for an uninspired Ger. bourgeois] (1905): of a style of unostentatious furniture and …
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BIEDERMEIER — Biedermeier BrE AmE ˈbiːd ə ˌma ɪ ‿ə AmE - ə r ˌmaɪ‿ ə r —German [ ˈbiː dɐ ˌmai …
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BIEDERMEIER — attrib.adj. 1 (of styles, furnishings, etc.) characteristic of the period 1815-48 in Germany. 2 derog. conventional; bourgeois. [Biedermaier a fictitious …
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BIEDERMEIER — attrib.adj. 1 (of styles, furnishings, etc.) characteristic of the period 1815-48 in Germany. 2 derog. conventional; bourgeois. [ Biedermaier a …
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BIEDERMEIER — attrib.adj. 1. (of styles, furnishings, etc.) characteristic of the period 1815-48 in Germany. 2 derog. conventional; bourgeois. Etymology: Biedermaier a …
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BIEDERMEIER — Бидермейер
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BIEDERMEIER — adj. Pronunciation: ' b ē -d ə r- ˌ m ī (- ə )r Function: adjective Etymology: after Gottlieb Biedermeier, …
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BIEDERMEIER STYLE — Style of German and Austrian art, furniture, and decoration that developed с 1815 to 1848. Gottlieb ("Papa") Biedermeier was a …
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BIEDERMEIER STYLE — in art, transitional period between Neoclassicism and Romanticism as it was interpreted by the bourgeoisie, particularly in Germany, Austria, northern …
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BIEDERMEIER STYLE — Style of German and Austrian art, furniture, and decoration that developed 0441; 1815 to 1848. Gottlieb ("Papa") Biedermeier was a …
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STYLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Beaux Arts style Second Empire style Biedermeier style Buli style Chippendale style Directoire style …
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PHILISTINE — I. ˈfiləˌstēn, fə̇ˈlistə̇n, fə̇ˈliˌstēn sometimes ˈfiləˌstīn or -_stə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Philistinus, from …
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VIENNA, CONGRESS OF — assembly in 181415 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. Having begun in September 1814, five months after Napoleon's first …
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SPITZWEG, CARL — born Feb. 5, 1808, Munich died Sept. 23, 1885, Munich German painter who is recognized as the most representative of …
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SCHINKEL, KARL FRIEDRICH — born March 13, 1781, near Brandenburg, Brandenburg died Oct. 9, 1841, Berlin German architect and painter whose RomanticClassical creations in …
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KLINT, KAARE — born Dec. 15, 1888, Copenhagen died March 28, 1954 Danish architect and celebrated furniture designer who originated the highly influential …
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INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE WEST — Interior design in the West Renaissance to the end of the 18th century The Renaissance was a revival of the …
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BERLIN WARE — faience and porcelain pottery made in Berlin after 1678, when the first faience manufactory there was founded by Pieter van …
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BELTER, JOHN HENRY — born 1804, Germany died 1863, New York, N.Y., U.S. original name Johann Heinrich Belter cabinetmaker and designer considered to have …
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STYLE — n. Style Moderne Beaux Arts style Second Empire style Biedermeier style Buli style Chippendale style Directoire style Empire style Federal …
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FURNITURE — n. 25B6; noun FURNISHINGS, fittings, fitments, movables, appointments, effects; Law chattels; informal stuff, things. See lists here and at bed …
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БИДЕРМЕЙЕР — Biedermeier
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