/ ˈʃiːʃiː; NAmE / adjective
used to describe a style of decoration that contains too many details and lacks taste
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent. (in the sense showiness or pretentious object ): from French , of imitative origin.
/ ˈʃiːʃiː; NAmE / adjective
used to describe a style of decoration that contains too many details and lacks taste
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent. (in the sense showiness or pretentious object ): from French , of imitative origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005