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CHINOISERIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chinoiserie mean?
• CHINOISERIE (noun)
The noun CHINOISERIE has 1 sense:
1. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
Familiarity information: CHINOISERIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("chinoiserie" is a kind of...):
genre (a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)
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