Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - rococo
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Rococo is a decorative style that was popular in Europe in the eighteenth century. Rococo buildings, furniture, and works of art often include complicated curly decoration. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Date: 1840 ~ work or style II. adjective Etymology: French, irregular from rocaille rocaille Date: 1841 1. a. of or relating to an artistic style especially of the 18th century characterized by fanciful curved asymmetrical forms and elaborate ornamentation b. of or relating to an 18th century musical style marked by light gay ornamentation and departure from thorough-bass and polyphony 2. excessively ornate or intricate ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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. Etymology: F, joc. alt. f. ROCAILLE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. стиль рококо 2. в стиле рококо 3. безвкусно пышный, вычурный, претенциозный 4. устаревший ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun стиль рококо 2. adj. 1) в стиле рококо 2) безвкусно пышный, вычурный, претенциозный 3) устаревший ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1836, from Fr. rococo, apparently a humorous alteration of rocaille "shellwork, pebble-work" from M.Fr. roche "rock," from V.L. *rocca "stone." The reference is to the excessive use of shell designs in this lavish style. For differentiation from baroque, see baroque. The general sense of "tastelessly florid or ornate" is from 1844. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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