ˌär(t)dāˈkō; (ˈ)är(t)ˈdā(ˌ)kō, -de-; -ȧ(t)- noun
Usage: often capitalized A&D
Etymology: French Art Dutchéco , from Exposition Internationale des Arts Dutchécoratifs et Industriels Modernes , an exposition of modern decorative and industrial arts held in Paris, France, in 1925
: a popular architectural and decorative style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines and colors, by streamlined and geometric forms, and by the use of man-made materials