Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A decorative and architectural style of the period 1925-1940, characterized by geometric designs, bold colors, and the use of plastic and glass.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
Etymologies
- French Art Déco, from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a 1925 exposition in Paris, France. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Magazines, a crystal ashtray, several art deco bowls and a flower vase were strewn over the dhurrie rug.”
“For not since their first modern heyday, with the 1920s’ elongated art deco styles, followed by the 1960s’ Cleopatra-inspired versions, had we seen the signature cascading design gain such global popularity.”
“The bedroom was the homiest room in the place, decorated with lace tulle, art deco lamps and old furniture — battered but loaded with personality — a hundred books, souvenirs from the trips young Taylor took to Europe with her parents.”
“Sumptuous art deco furnishings and red and black leather sofas and chaise longues were draped with heroin-dazed models while still others toked on pipes filled with rock cocaine.”
“The Richart logo is done in an art deco typeface with a distinctive leaning “A” that graphically demarcates the words “rich” and “art.””
“West Hollywood decorator's fantasies -- mercilessly contemporary mauve leather chairs a lucite coffee table sharp enough to slice bread, an art deco side°board of rosewood and shagreen similar to one I'd seen recently in a Sotheby's catalogue; that piece had gone for more than Milo took home in a year.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘art deco’.
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art & art historical
chiaroscuro, architrave, column, capital, corinthian, dorice, entablature, frieze, ionic, sketch, abecedarian, abstraction and 124 more...
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Dewey, Cheatham and Howe
Anyone can play this game.
evelyn tent, barb dwyer, evan sabove, adam zapple, anne kersaway, emma wroids, laura norder, freda innocent, euan huzarmy, lou pole, denise r. nobbly, chris p. duck and 203 more...
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A Myriad of Irii
Iris varieties.
abbondanza, abiqua falls, about town, above the clouds, acadian miss, acapulco gold, act of kindness, adoregon, aegean wind, afternoon in rio, aggressively forward, agua fresca and 721 more...
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theinfonaut's Words
pithy, voraciousness, aphorism, crumple, flaneur, coquettish, grace, discriminating, oscillation, assumption, nasturtium, petiole and 90 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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Art Terms
mannerism, nonrepresentational, pointillism, serigraph, alla prima, trompe l'oeil, assemblage, arabesque, polychromatic, naive art, lumina, impasto and 104 more...
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Words That Populate My Mind
This is a collection of words I love, old ones that I love the sound of when I repeat them for years and new ones coined in news articles on up and coming trends and technologies - most of them I k...
aroma, mojo, blithely, fringe, fray, synchronicity, doublespeak, buzzword, thoughtcrime, portmanteau, newspeak, oldspeak and 963 more...
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A Dalliance of Dahlias
For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names I
Tulip Names II: You Know My Name
A Myriad of Iriia la mode, ace o' hearts, acclimation, adhesion, admirable, adorable you, advance, affirmed, after glow, agricola, alabama melody, alabaster queen and 1152 more...
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The Jazz Age
Charleston, Prohibition, speakeasy, bootlegger, gangster, jazz, art deco, Fitzgerald, Chanel, Valentino, Capone, Bow and 22 more...
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Decorator's Lexicon
swatch, sconce, egg and dart, dentil, baseboard, chair rail, molding, wainscotting, arts and crafts, faux, biedermeier, empire and 36 more...
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thinkcharlene's Tools of the Trade
fuselage, haute couture, ligature, manifold, petard, pugilistic, jettison, interment, accoutrement, haberdashery, wanderlust, deco and 6 more...
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