rococo
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
rococo (countable and uncountable, plural rococos)
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rococo (comparative more rococo, superlative most rococo)
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Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style.
rococo (plural rococos)
Unadapted borrowing from French rococo.
rococo
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