单词 | rocaille |
释义 | rocaille[ roh-kahy; French raw-kah-yuh ] / roʊˈkaɪ; French rɔˈkɑ yə / nounFine 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. Origin of rocaille1855–60; <French: pebble-work, derivative of rocrock1 Words nearby rocaillerobusta coffee, robustious, robustness, roc, Roca, rocaille, rocambole, Rocard, Rocephin, Rochalimaea, Rochambeau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rocaille
British Dictionary definitions for rocaillerocaille / (rɒˈkaɪ) / noundecorative rock or shell work, esp as ornamentation in a rococo fountain, grotto, or interior Word Origin for rocaillefrom French, from roc rock 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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