rococo
/r koko/ • adjective 1 relating to an elaborately ornate late baroque style of European furniture or architecture of the 18th century, characterized by asymmetrical curves, scrollwork, and decorative motifs. 2 (of music or literature) highly ornamented and florid. • noun the rococo style. — ORIGIN French, humorous alteration of rocaille, an 18th-century style of decoration based on shells and pebbles.
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