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CHINOISERIE
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I. (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)