1. A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in france in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms.
2. A very ornate style of speech or writing.
3. music A style of composition arising in 18th-century france, often viewed as an extension of the baroque, and characterized by a high degree of ornamentation and lightness of expression.
4. of or relating to the rococo.
5. immoderately elaborate or complicated.

1. A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th century france, having elaborate ornamentation.
2. of, or relating to the rococo style.
3. over-elaborate or complicated.
4. old-fashioned.

1. of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo; florid; fantastic.
2. A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in europe in the latter part of the eighteenth century.

1. A variety of ornament originating in the Louis-Quatorze style and continuing with constantly increasing inorganic exaggeration and extravagance throughout the artistic degeneracy of the Louis-quinze.
2. especially— A kind of china-ribbon embroidery.
3. A kind of roman work.

1. fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in france in the 18th century
2. having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation