Word of the Day for Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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rococo \roh-kuh-KOH\, adjective:
rococo \roh-kuh-KOH\, adjective:
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1. Ornate or florid in speech, writing, or general style.
1. Ornate or florid in speech, writing, or general style.
2. Pertaining to a style of painting developed simultaneously with the rococo in architecture and decoration, characterized chiefly by smallness of scale, delicacy of color, freedom of brushwork, and the selection of playful subjects as thematic material.
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1. A style of architecture and decoration, originating in France about 1720, evolved from Baroque types and distinguished by its elegant refinement in using different materials for a delicate overall effect and by its ornament of shellwork, foliage, etc.
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1. In the manner of, or suggested by rococo architecture, decoration, or music or the general atmosphere and spirit of the rococo.
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It was the B.O.'s rococo speeches without specifics that got him elected, but it will be his specifics that will cost him his presidency!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Rococo originates as a humorous alteration of the French rocaille, "shellwork, pebble-work", refering to the excessive use of shell designs in the style of various French monarchs.
Rococo originates as a humorous alteration of the French rocaille, "shellwork, pebble-work", refering to the excessive use of shell designs in the style of various French monarchs.
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