chinoiserie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʃiːn-/
- /ʃɪnwɑːzəˈɹiː/
Etymology
Etymology tree French chinois Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -erieder. French -erie French chinoiseriebor. English chinoiserie Borrowed from French chinoiserie (“Chinese-esque”).
Meanings
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(countable) 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:
- (uncountable) A style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chinoiseries | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Chinoiserie | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (10)
fr chinoiserie (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · ru шинуазри (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · cmn 中國風 /中国风 (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · fi kinoiseria (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · es chinería (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · pl chinoiserie (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · de Chinoiserie (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · it cineseria (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · ru шинуазери (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art) · uk шинуазрі́ (style in art that reflects the influence of Chinese art)