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Régence

Régence adjective: of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.

Adjective

Régence (comparative more Régence, superlative most Régence)

  1. Of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
    • Window fittings are of soft almond green and salmon figured lampas, and Régence chairs are walnut and covered in figured velour of a soft pinkish rust color.1930, Arts & Decoration, page 56
    • There is nothing rococo about this panelling; it is more Régence in character and it may be an 18th century example of a “make-up”.1966, Bulletin, Victoria and Albert Museum, page 7

Examples of Régence in a sentence

  • Despite the swept-up top, this is more Régence in feeling than Rococo, recalling the engravings of Marot and Berain.1986, Country Life, page 500:
  • Now I must find a canapé lit, very Régence and dissolute, to complete my salon.1989, Henry Adams, 1903-1916, Massachusetts Historical Society, page 19:
  • A very similar pair of wall lights, but with down-turned floral drip pans and urn-form bobèches of a more Régence nature, were with Bernard Steinitz in 2000.2001, Highly Important French & Continental Furniture, page 17:
  • Yet the straight husks extending from the centers and corners are more Régence in character.2007, Timothy Newbery, “France: Transition”, in Frames (The Robert Lehman Collection; XIII), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in...

Forms of Régence

comparativemore Régence
superlativemost Régence
alternative formRegence

Origin of Régence

From French Régence.

Questions about Régence

What does Régence mean?
Régence means of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
How do you use Régence in a sentence?
Despite the swept-up top, this is more Régence in feeling than Rococo, recalling the engravings of Marot and Berain.
What part of speech is Régence?
Régence is an adjective.

Words near Régence in the dictionary

  1. réclame
  2. Récourt
  3. Réding
  4. réduit
  5. réduits
  6. Régence
  7. régime
  8. régimes
  9. Régua
  10. Rémilly
  11. rémoulade

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