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rococos

rococos is the plural of rococo.

Meaning of rococo

Noun

rococo (countable and uncountable, plural rococos)

  1. (uncountable) A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
    • They built a rococo aedicule that stands around the Tomb today.2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 384
  2. (countable) A piece of ornamentation in this style.
    • Above the two chief figures are rococos on either side of the clock face. These, like all the other work, are in bold relief and wrought with great delicacy and grace. On the top of the clock is a realistic scene from nature.1896, The American Stationer, volume 40, page 793

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Questions about rococos

What is rococos the plural of?
Rococos is the plural of rococo.

Words near rococos in the dictionary

  1. rocoa
  2. rococo
  3. rococoed
  4. rococoish
  5. rococoness
  6. rococos
  7. rocombole
  8. rocomboles
  9. ROCOR
  10. rocoto
  11. rocotos

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