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bie·der·mei·er
I. \ˈbēdə(r)ˌmīə(r)\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Gottlieb Biedermeier (“Papa Biedermeier”), satirical name for a simple, fussy, uninspired German bourgeois, the imaginary author of poems by Adolf Kussmaul died 1902, Ludwig Eichrodt died 1892, and others
1. of furniture : of a type developed in Germany between 1815 and 1848, derived from French Empire styles but at once simpler in detail and weaker and heavier in design
2. : artistically, intellectually, or socially staid, conventional, humdrum limited; also : bourgeois or Philistine
< Biedermeier writers >
< a comfortable Biedermeier pastor >
II. noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
: one that is Biedermeier
< the story was a nice piece of Biedermeier > |