ROCOCO


Meaning of ROCOCO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rəuˈkəukəu ]

adj. & n. --adj. 1 of a late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-c. continental Europe, with asymmetrical patterns involving scroll-work, shell motifs, etc. 2 (of literature, music, architecture, and the decorative arts) highly ornamented, florid. --n. the rococo style. [F, joc. alt. f. ROCAILLE]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.