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ROCOCO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rococo mean?
• ROCOCO (noun)
The noun ROCOCO has 1 sense:
1. fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
Familiarity information: ROCOCO used as a noun is very rare.
• ROCOCO (adjective)
The adjective ROCOCO has 1 sense:
1. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
Familiarity information: ROCOCO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("rococo" is a kind of...):
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
Context example:
an exquisite gilded rococo mirror
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
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