rococo furniture

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• furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …   Universalium

• Rococo Style — • A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rococo Style     Rococo Style     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• rococo — 1836, old fashioned, from Fr. rococo, apparently a humorous alteration of rocaille shellwork, pebble work from M.Fr. roche rock, from V.L. *rocca stone. Specifically of furniture or architecture of the time of Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze,… …   Etymology dictionary

• rococo — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to an elaborately ornate late baroque style of European furniture or architecture of the 18th century, characterized by asymmetrical curves, scrollwork, and decorative motifs. 2) (of music or literature) highly ornamented… …   English terms dictionary

• Rococo — For other uses, see Rococo (disambiguation). Rocaille redirects here. It is not to be confused with Rocailles. Pair of lovers group of Nymphenburg porcelain, c. 1760, modelled by Franz Anton Bustelli …   Wikipedia

• Furniture — For the UK band, see Furniture (band). A dining table for two Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work… …   Wikipedia

• furniture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Movable equipment for office, home, etc. See also light, music. Nouns 1. furniture, [home] furnishings, household effects, movables. 2. seat, throne, dais; [Adirondack, Bath, Barcelona, barber, basket,… …   English dictionary for students

• Rococo style — or Late Baroque Style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century. The word Rococo is derived from French rocaille, denoting the shell covered rockwork used to… …   Universalium

• rococo — [[t]rəko͟ʊkoʊ, AM ro͟ʊkəko͟ʊ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n 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 …   English dictionary

• rococo — ro|co|co [rəˈkəukəu US rəˈkoukou] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: rocaille decorative work using stones , from roc rock ] rococo buildings and furniture have a lot of curly decoration and were fashionable in Europe in the 18th century …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rococo — [rə kəʊkəʊ] adjective 1》 relating to or denoting an elaborately ornate late baroque style of European furniture or architecture of the 18th century, characterized by asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork. 2》 (of music or… …   English new terms dictionary