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rocaille

rocaille noun: artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.

Noun

rocaille (countable and uncountable, plural rocailles)

  1. Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
  2. The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
  3. A seed bead.

Forms of rocaille

pluralrocailles

Origin of rocaille

Borrowed from French rocaille.

Questions about rocaille

What does rocaille mean?
Rocaille means artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
What part of speech is rocaille?
Rocaille is a noun.
What is the plural of rocaille?
The plural of rocaille is rocailles.

Words near rocaille in the dictionary

  1. roc
  2. Roc Day
  3. ROCA
  4. ROCAF
  5. rocaglamide
  6. rocaille
  7. rocailles
  8. rocambole
  9. rocamboles
  10. rocambolesque
  11. Rocas

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