单词 | blackamoor |
释义 | blackamoornoun black·a·moor ˈbla-kə-ˌmu̇r plural blackamoors 1 or less commonly Blackamoor : a European style of decorative art in which dark-skinned usually male human figures are depicted in a stylized and ornate form also : an object of decorative art (such as a statue or a piece of jewelry) in this style Note: Blackamoor art is controversial and is often considered racist. Today exuberance reigns, the rooms having been infiltrated by antique Egyptian figurines, tomb rubbings, Asian vases, blackamoors, marble busts … , and oil portraits in brightly gilded frames. Meredith Etherington-Smith —often used before another noun The next month, another royal—Princess Michael of Kent—caused controversy after wearing a racist blackamoor brooch to the Queen's yearly Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace. Julia Arciga As a general rule, the blackamoor figures found on the current market are presented as servant figures bearing light by holding a candle, candelabra or torch, or the figure may be holding up a tabletop or carrying a basket of fruit. Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson 2 dated, offensive : a dark-skinned person especially : black sense 4a |
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