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rococo

[ruh-koh-koh, roh-kuh-koh] / rəˈkoʊ koʊ, ˌroʊ kəˈkoʊ /
ADJECTIVE
gaudy
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Also looking to art history is Colette LaVette, whose canvases at Gillian Jason ape rococo stylings in swirls of impressionistic paint.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

The group journeyed to a gothic mansion in La Jolla and dressed as Marie Antoinette in extravagant rococo dresses.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s hammering, rhythmic pulse and the emerging hip-hop movement in New York and Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 29, 2025

Savoca contrives a wedding night as filled with rococo confections as the interior of a Palermo church.

From New York Times Jan. 11, 2024

We were led out of the elevator through a rococo hall into an anteroom and told to get into our fighting togs.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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