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Decorative style
Answer for the clue "Decorative style ", 8 letters:
art deco
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"decorative and architectural style of the period 1925-1940," attested from 1966, from French art décoratif , literally "decorative art" (see decorative ); from L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes , held in Paris 1925.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Art Deco is an album by jazz trumpeter Don Cherry recorded in 1988 and released on the A&M label.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
Usage examples of art deco.
Age, grime, and chipped plaster diminished the Art Deco glamour but did not defeat it altogether.
This so-called parlor, the large common room of the Boneyard, was strewn with a hodgepodge of comfy Art Deco furniture.
Someone had switched on an Art Deco lamp to test the effect, and smooth golden light shimmered in the corner.
I could see where Fiona's art deco taste wouldn't be completely out of place, but I couldn't for the life of me picture these cool, elegant rooms redone in black lacquer, plastic, leather, enamel, curly maple, and chrome.
The pink Art Deco monstrosity stood on a bluff overlooking a tin roof shantytown.
He paused at an Art Deco lamp whose clean lines somehow reminded him of the open country east of the Sierra Nevadas, where sun and wind reigned supreme.
Maybe a white carpet and lots of Art Deco type mirrors on the walls would work.
Past the foyer, the secure lobby was small but cozy, with an area rug to soften the marble, two Art Deco armchairs, and a table with a faux Tiffany lamp in red, amber, and green stained glass.
A stylish, battery-operated Art Deco clock stood on the fireplace mantel in the living room, and on the nightstand beside her bed was a clock radio.