rocailleadj.n.

Brit.

/rə(ʊ)ˈkʌɪ/, U.S.

/roʊˈkaɪ/

Forms: 1700s– rocaille, 1900s– rocail (rare). Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rocaille.

Etymology: < French rocaille small pieces of stones, shells, etc., collectively, used to form grottoes and other ornaments (c1636 as †rocalle ), specific sense of rocaille (see ratchel n.). Sense B. 2 apparently represents a transferred use which is unparalleled in French.The French word was also borrowed into other European languages; compare German Rocaille, feminine (1755 or earlier), (rare) Rocail, masculine (1960 or earlier), Dutch rocaille, feminine (1778 or earlier), (rare) rocail, masculine (1960 or earlier).

A. adj. (attributive).

Designating a style of ornamental work or interior design characterized by the use of elaborate shellwork, scrolling, and similar devices and associated esp. with the mid to late 18th cent.; (of an object, room, etc.) decorated or ornamented in this style. Cf. rococo adj. 1a.In quot. 1776: designating the use of rocks and shells to create ornamental design in a grotto; cf. B. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [adjective] > specific style

Moorish1434

savage1548

damaskeen1551

grotesque1603

Mogul1617

pierced1756

baroque1765

rocaille1776

rococo1830

plateresque1845

Alhambresque1848

François Premier1850

Mudéjar1865

serio-grotesque1873

famille verte1876

barocco1877

rococoesque1885

famille rose1893

famille noire1898

Ch'ien Lung1901

Marie Antoinette1909

Mosan1910

famille jaune1923

Romanizing1936

quatre-couleur1959

penworked1965

1776 tr. R. E. Raspe Acct. some German Volcanos iii. iv. 122 I have not found these basaltes and solid lavas employed in Hesse to other uses; but they are fit even raw..to rocaille work in grottos [Ger. Grottenwerk].

1840 London Mag. Aug. 36/1 The pulsation of my temporal arteries, the monotonous click of the rocaille pendulum on the chimney-piece, alone interrupted this mute ecstasy.

1889 Harper's Mag. July 205/2 The permanent decoration is..for the most part, stucco-work in rocaille motifs.

1936 Burlington Mag. Oct. 187/1 Louis XVI..did not care for the ‘rocaille’ style like his grandfather.

1960 Times 14 Jan. 14/5 Sauceboats of 1737 having shell shaped bowls or rocaille bases.

1991 Apollo Mar. 209/2 The large rocaille Salon.

B. n.

1. Originally: the use of rocks and shells to create ornamental figures and designs in a garden or grotto. Later also: the rocaille style of ornamental work or interior design (see sense A.); an example of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > specific style

rocaille1810

rococo1835

serio-grotesque1858

barocco1877

baroque1879

1810 C. James New & Enlarged Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) II. sig. 5Y4^v/2 Rocaille,..term of ornamental architecture, signifying the collection of shells, pebbles, and petrefactions, &c. which are used in grottos.

1856 M. D. Wyatt in O. Jones Gram. Ornament xix. 151 The twisted and foliated scrolls and shells..grew into the ‘rocaille’ and grotto-work of the latter [i.e. baroque]..; degenerating at last into..‘Chinoiserie’.

1905 Scribner's Mag. July 47 Rocaille..seeks to create architectural forms by combinations of pebbles and shells, such as conventionalized figures of sea-gods, and dolphins.

1958 Listener 2 Oct. 530/1 The staggering rocaille on Bena Lulua figures.

1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order vii. 189 To what extent can Riegl's method be used for the explanation and analysis of the Rocaille? Are these playful shells..just another metamorphosis of the acanthus?

1997 Independent on Sunday 13 Apr. (Travel & Money section) 3/3 Walking..gives you more time to admire..the dignified classical pilasters of the wealthy Golden Age burghers' houses and the outlandish animals, scrolls and rocailles of eighteenth-century facades.

2. A small ornamental bead of coloured glass.

ΚΠ

1930 Times 14 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Agent..wanted for an introduced manufactory for glass-beads in Bohemia for rocailles, enamel and pins.

1991 S. Byrd Egg Decoration xiii. 34/1 Rocailles, or any strung bead with a round shape..will do.

2004 County Wedding Mag. 61/2 The headpiece and necklace..featuring light-catching crystals, rocailles and semi-precious stones, so you will be certain to sparkle on your big day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rocaille
释义	rocailleadj.n. Brit. /rə(ʊ)ˈkʌɪ/, U.S. /roʊˈkaɪ/ Forms: 1700s– rocaille, 1900s– rocail (rare). Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French rocaille. Etymology: < French rocaille small pieces of stones, shells, etc., collectively, used to form grottoes and other ornaments (c1636 as †rocalle ), specific sense of rocaille (see ratchel n.). Sense B. 2 apparently represents a transferred use which is unparalleled in French.The French word was also borrowed into other European languages; compare German Rocaille, feminine (1755 or earlier), (rare) Rocail, masculine (1960 or earlier), Dutch rocaille, feminine (1778 or earlier), (rare) rocail, masculine (1960 or earlier). A. adj. (attributive). Designating a style of ornamental work or interior design characterized by the use of elaborate shellwork, scrolling, and similar devices and associated esp. with the mid to late 18th cent.; (of an object, room, etc.) decorated or ornamented in this style. Cf. rococo adj. 1a.In quot. 1776: designating the use of rocks and shells to create ornamental design in a grotto; cf. B. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [adjective] > specific style Moorish1434 savage1548 damaskeen1551 grotesque1603 Mogul1617 pierced1756 baroque1765 rocaille1776 rococo1830 plateresque1845 Alhambresque1848 François Premier1850 Mudéjar1865 serio-grotesque1873 famille verte1876 barocco1877 rococoesque1885 famille rose1893 famille noire1898 Ch'ien Lung1901 Marie Antoinette1909 Mosan1910 famille jaune1923 Romanizing1936 quatre-couleur1959 penworked1965 1776 tr. R. E. Raspe Acct. some German Volcanos iii. iv. 122 I have not found these basaltes and solid lavas employed in Hesse to other uses; but they are fit even raw..to rocaille work in grottos [Ger. Grottenwerk]. 1840 London Mag. Aug. 36/1 The pulsation of my temporal arteries, the monotonous click of the rocaille pendulum on the chimney-piece, alone interrupted this mute ecstasy. 1889 Harper's Mag. July 205/2 The permanent decoration is..for the most part, stucco-work in rocaille motifs. 1936 Burlington Mag. Oct. 187/1 Louis XVI..did not care for the ‘rocaille’ style like his grandfather. 1960 Times 14 Jan. 14/5 Sauceboats of 1737 having shell shaped bowls or rocaille bases. 1991 Apollo Mar. 209/2 The large rocaille Salon. B. n. 1. Originally: the use of rocks and shells to create ornamental figures and designs in a garden or grotto. Later also: the rocaille style of ornamental work or interior design (see sense A.); an example of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [noun] > specific style rocaille1810 rococo1835 serio-grotesque1858 barocco1877 baroque1879 1810 C. James New & Enlarged Mil. Dict. (ed. 3) II. sig. 5Y4^v/2 Rocaille,..term of ornamental architecture, signifying the collection of shells, pebbles, and petrefactions, &c. which are used in grottos. 1856 M. D. Wyatt in O. Jones Gram. Ornament xix. 151 The twisted and foliated scrolls and shells..grew into the ‘rocaille’ and grotto-work of the latter [i.e. baroque]..; degenerating at last into..‘Chinoiserie’. 1905 Scribner's Mag. July 47 Rocaille..seeks to create architectural forms by combinations of pebbles and shells, such as conventionalized figures of sea-gods, and dolphins. 1958 Listener 2 Oct. 530/1 The staggering rocaille on Bena Lulua figures. 1979 E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order vii. 189 To what extent can Riegl's method be used for the explanation and analysis of the Rocaille? Are these playful shells..just another metamorphosis of the acanthus? 1997 Independent on Sunday 13 Apr. (Travel & Money section) 3/3 Walking..gives you more time to admire..the dignified classical pilasters of the wealthy Golden Age burghers' houses and the outlandish animals, scrolls and rocailles of eighteenth-century facades. 2. A small ornamental bead of coloured glass. ΚΠ 1930 Times 14 Oct. 1/3 (advt.) Agent..wanted for an introduced manufactory for glass-beads in Bohemia for rocailles, enamel and pins. 1991 S. Byrd Egg Decoration xiii. 34/1 Rocailles, or any strung bead with a round shape..will do. 2004 County Wedding Mag. 61/2 The headpiece and necklace..featuring light-catching crystals, rocailles and semi-precious stones, so you will be certain to sparkle on your big day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1776
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