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CHINOISERIE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chinoiserie mean? 

CHINOISERIE (noun)
  The noun CHINOISERIE has 1 sense:

1. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patternedplay

  Familiarity information: CHINOISERIE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CHINOISERIE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("chinoiserie" is a kind of...):

genre (a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique)


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