Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Art deco.
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
Examples
“Yet here, mixed in with splashes of art deco, is one of the state’s finest collections of postwar motels.”
“Hyphenation by decomposition of compound words wordaxeis a Python library (formerly known as deco-cow) which provides Python programs with the ability to automatically hyphenate words using an algorithm which is based on decomposition of compound words into base words, and is named DCWHyphenator in the code.”
“Gold, with an elongated chain and some kind of deco fob?" said Allie.”
“So if your theme has the name "deco", your config file will be named "decorc".”
“Everything you need is included: three sections for rice and other foods, chopsticks, frame to carry it and a belt to keep it closed. bento products with funny English on them like "Syrup o'Clock," then look no further than the White Bear series we restocked today. rice balls with different shapes with this rice shaper that comes with three caps for making different "deco" (decoration) patterns.”
“Downtown revolved around Sahat al-Nijmeh, Star Square, which was actually circular, a wheel of cobblestoned pedestrian streets intersecting in an open space with a tall art deco clock tower at its center.”
“An intimate, art deco space, with a polished mahogany counter and wood-panelled walls, offers visitors with sophisticated tastes an elegant, cool ambience in which to savour whisky sours, white Russians, black Russians, daiquiris and gimlets PI Philip Marlowe's favoured tipple.”
“The old airport was mostly forgotten but we wanted to get people interested in the space, to look at the art deco architecture and also the art of the Biennale.”
The Wall Street Journal: Local Maestro Directs Singapore Art Show
“Our main office has a '50s art-deco kitchen table.”
The Wall Street Journal: Building an Online Home For Vacation Rentals
“Tel: +33 0 545 368260 www.yeuse.fr Where to eat Cognac merchants, grower-distillers and oenologists are among those who sit down to expertly prepared local produce in the art deco inspired interior of the Restaurant du Ch â teau The seven-course menu for cognac lovers, including cognacs, is € 82.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘deco’.
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Fashionista
Clothing styles & subcultures...
dandy, boho, mod, goth, emo, punk, grunge, hipster, pimp, lolita, preppy, metal and 22 more...
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Fun with Apocopes
Words created by removing the end of a longer or original word. See also Fun with Aphesis.
abs, ad, bio, veg, veggie, tux, auto, bike, carbs, pecs, bro, sis and 186 more...
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Letters, October-December
Interesting words from communications between me and boychild from October to December 2008.
cunnilingus, transcendentalism, snakecharm, snork, gaggle, efterklang, lamé, arbitrarily, ramsey, gothish, prettyboy, purification and 25 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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Famous Footballers
Famous Footballers / Futbolistas Famosos
maradona, pelé, di stéfano, cruyff, platini, beckenbauer, van basten, ronaldo, ronaldinho, kaká, romario, rivelino and 20 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for deco.
bilby Ha! Oct 26, 2008