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Japanesque, a. and n.|dʒæpəˈnɛsk|
[f. Japan n. + -esque.]
A. adj. Japanese in style or manner.
1883G. Allen in Colin Clout's Cal. 36 Delicate pink-white blossom, standing out in true Japanesque relief. 1894Westm. Gaz. 27 July 3/2 Like one of those patiently⁓wrought pieces of cloisonné-work with which a Japanesque age has made us all familiar.
B. n. A design or ornament in Japanese style.
1884Price List, Tapestry Curtains. Designs, Early English, Japanesques, Persian, &c., with suitable dados. 1898Ross in B. Jonson's Volpone p. xl, He began..his so-called Japanesques long before seeing any real Japanese art.
Hence Japaˈnesquely adv., in a Japanesque way. Japaˈnesquery, Japanesque tone or spirit.
1892Black & White 6 Aug. 157/1 That ‘Flower watching’ is Japanesquely pretty. 1895G. Allen in Westm. Gaz. 21 June 3/2 Its Japanesquery is delightful. |