Régence
/rāˈZHäNs
/adjective
Relating to or denoting a style of costume, furniture, and interior decoration characteristic of the era of the French Regency (1715–23).But the word singeries (French singe: ape or monkey) is usually restricted to a particular phase of chinoiserie during the French Régence period....
- Accordingly, the transitional period between the opulent baroque period and the less formal rococo era of Louis XV became known as French Régence, or Regency.
Origin
French, 'Regency'.
- in the nick of time
- in the nip
- in the nude
- in the offing
- in the ordinary way
- in the (or in no) mood for/to do something
- in the (or one's) road
- in the (or one's) way
- in theory
- in the pay of
- in the person of
- in the picture
- in the pink
- in the pipeline
- in the poo
- in the power of
- in the process
- in the pudding club
- in the raw
- in the region of
- in the rough
- in the round
- in the saddle
- in the same (or next) breath
- in the second place