The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rocaille \Ro`caille"\, n. [F. Cf. Rock a stone.] (Art)
Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
Wiktionary
n. 1 Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. 2 The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
Usage examples of "rocaille".
But David de Rocaille had begun to despair, and it showed in his face.
La Rocaille was an islet, no more than two hundred yards offshore, below jagged cliffs separating the city from the famous little fishing port.
There were enough dissenters left to raid La Rocaille, even without leaders.
Because of the attack on La Rocaille and the need for the expedition to Corsica, Antonin had agreed to wait a little longer for the final response, when the plan would be wrapped up for better or worse.
David de Rocaille did pause then, and I think for an instant their eyes met across the crowded space.
David de Rocaille reacted on instinct, blocking the strike with one vambraced arm.
Closing his eyes briefly, David de Rocaille bowed and sheathed his daggers, reaching over his shoulder to draw his sword.
De Rocaille was a man in his prime, his strength not yet faded, fighting with nothing to lose.
It was an odd-looking match, David de Rocaille the model of austerity and competence in his grey Cassiline garb and Joscelin in rough-spun attire, his tangled locks still streaked with walnut dye.
He moved with care, placing his feet with precision, his body coiled and waiting as David de Rocaille spent his last, furious strength.
Over furious protest, she had made arrangements for the body of David de Rocaille to be returned home by ship and buried on his family estate.
If I feared they would balk at it, I was wrong, for his battle in the Temple with David de Rocaille was already spoken of in hushed murmurs.
Ready to die or no, David de Rocaille reacted on instinct, blocking the strike with one vambraced arm.
One died quickly, too slow to raise his guard, thinking somehow, still, that it was all a terrible mistake until David de Rocaille opened his chest with an angled, two-handed blow.
The body of David de Rocaille lay facedown, blood seeping onto the marble floor.