a decorative style in Western art, furniture, and architecture, especially in the 18th century, characterized by the use of Chinese motifs and techniques: [as modifier]:hand-painted chinoiserie wallpaper
chinoiserie objects or decorations:his apartment was filled with chinoiserie
Origin:
late 19th century: from French, from chinois 'Chinese'
chinoiserie in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of chinoiserie in the US English dictionary
