rocaille
/roh-kahy; French raw-kah-yuh/US // roʊˈkaɪ; French rɔˈkɑ yə //UK // (rɒˈkaɪ) //
罗凯尔,罗凯乐,罗凯莱,罗凯勒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C-curves.
Examples
He had a most marvelous power of invention and lavished ornament on everything, carrying the rocaille style to its utmost limit.
After the death of its owner society, in a fit of madness, plunged into the rocaille.
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