Vocabulary Word
Word: rococo
Definition: ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century
Definition: ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century
Sentences Containing 'rococo'
In architecture the rococo style is an example of this excess.
The rococo art of the eighteenth century is an instance of the excessive use of curved forms, and, like all excesses in the joys of life, it is vicious and is the favorite style of decoration in vulgar places of entertainment.
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