Chinoiserie

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chinoiserie \Chi`noi`se*rie"\ (sh[=e]`nw[.a]`z'*r[=e]"), n. [F.]
     1. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a
        specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence, being


        elaborately decorated and intricately patterned.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chinoiserie
       n : a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately
           decorated and intricately patterned

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "chinoiserie":
     arabesque, baroque, baroqueness, elaborateness, elegance,
     fanciness, fineness, flamboyance, floridity, floridness,
     floweriness, luxuriance, luxuriousness, moresque, ostentation,
     overelaborateness, overelegance, overornamentation, richness,
     rococo