Meaning of CHINOISERIE
| Pronunciation: | | sheen`wâzu'ree
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[n] a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned |
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CHINOISERIE is a 11 letter word that starts with C. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chi`noi`se*rie"\ (sh[=e]`nw[.a]`z'*r[=e]"), n. [F.]
Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a
specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
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| | Related Terms: | | arabesque, baroque, baroqueness, elaborateness, elegance, fanciness, fineness, flamboyance, floridity, floridness, floweriness, luxuriance, luxuriousness, moresque, ostentation, overelaborateness, overelegance, overornamentation, richness, rococo |
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