rococo
Pronunciation: /rəˈkəʊkəʊ/
adjective
- denoting furniture or architecture characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century continental Europe, with asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork: a rococo carved gilt mirror the rococo style
- (especially of music or literature) extravagantly or excessively ornate: his labyrinthine sentences and rococo usages
noun
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, humorous alteration of rocaille
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