chinoiserie
/ʃɪnwɑːzəˈɹiː/
chinoiserie noun: an artistic object influenced by Chinese art.
Noun (1)
chinoiserie (countable and uncountable, plural chinoiseries)
- An artistic object influenced by Chinese art.
- [H]e possessed the most delightful chinoiseries—trophies of his sojourn in the Celestial Empire: pagodas of ebony and cabinets of ivory; sculptured monsters, grinning and leering on chimney-pieces, in front of beautifully figured hand-screens; […]1878 July–October, Henry James, Jr., chapter VI, in The Europeans. A Sketch. […], volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., published 1878, →OCLC, page 246
- A style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
Noun (2) capitalized: Chinoiserie
Chinoiserie (countable and uncountable, plural Chinoiseries)
- Alternative letter-case form of chinoiserie.
Forms of chinoiserie
| plural | chinoiseries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chinoiserie |
| plural | Chinoiseries |
Origin of chinoiserie
Borrowed from French chinoiserie (“Chinese-esque”).
Questions about chinoiserie
- What does chinoiserie mean?
- Chinoiserie means an artistic object influenced by Chinese art.
- What part of speech is chinoiserie?
- Chinoiserie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chinoiserie?
- Chinoiserie is pronounced /ʃɪnwɑːzəˈɹiː/.
- What is the plural of chinoiserie?
- The plural of chinoiserie is chinoiseries.
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