rococo
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rococo /rəˈkəʊkəʊ/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or denoting an elaborately ornate late baroque style of European furniture or architecture of the 18th century, characterized by asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork.
- 2 (of music or literature) highly ornamented and florid.
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