Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a type of furniture developed in Germany during the first half of the 19th century and modeled after French Empire styles.
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- adjective of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Biedermeier is a nosegay made of concentric circles of varying species that makes for a very colorful display.
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The hotel's 53 guest rooms and 20 suites feature old-world appointments such as Biedermeier reproductions and modern amenities like high-speed Internet access and DVD players.
Unique Munich Hyon Jung Lee 2006
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A peculiarity of German literary history is the use of local terms such as Biedermeier (derived from
Dictionary of the History of Ideas REN 1968
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Whether it's Biedermeier furniture or comic books, if you don't know when you're done and you don't know what game you're playing but you keep on accumulating and, after a point, the weight of the collection prevents you from moving or traveling or skinny dipping, then you've entered the realm of the hoarder.
Kathryn M. Ireland: Hoarding Versus Collecting Kathryn M. Ireland 2011
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Today, its only remnant is the Schloss Rosenau, but Mr. Davies reports that the castle has been restored "as the perfect Biedermeier dream."
Sovereignty and the Pitiless Passage of Time Henrik Bering 2012
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The company is located close to the centre at the Vienna Stadtpark in a Biedermeier building erected under Emperor Ferdinand I. from 1835 to 1837.
Austrian Mint Issues 5 Euro Silver Coin Honoring Great Conductor : Coin Collecting News 2009
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Whether it's Biedermeier furniture or comic books, if you don't know when you're done and you don't know what game you're playing but you keep on accumulating and, after a point, the weight of the collection prevents you from moving or traveling or skinny dipping, then you've entered the realm of the hoarder.
Kathryn M. Ireland: Hoarding Versus Collecting Kathryn M. Ireland 2011
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Whether it's Biedermeier furniture or comic books, if you don't know when you're done and you don't know what game you're playing but you keep on accumulating and, after a point, the weight of the collection prevents you from moving or traveling or skinny dipping, then you've entered the realm of the hoarder.
Kathryn M. Ireland: Hoarding Versus Collecting Kathryn M. Ireland 2011
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Whether it's Biedermeier furniture or comic books, if you don't know when you're done and you don't know what game you're playing but you keep on accumulating and, after a point, the weight of the collection prevents you from moving or traveling or skinny dipping, then you've entered the realm of the hoarder.
Kathryn M. Ireland: Hoarding Versus Collecting Kathryn M. Ireland 2011
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Whether it's Biedermeier furniture or comic books, if you don't know when you're done and you don't know what game you're playing but you keep on accumulating and, after a point, the weight of the collection prevents you from moving or traveling or skinny dipping, then you've entered the realm of the hoarder.
Kathryn M. Ireland: Hoarding Versus Collecting Kathryn M. Ireland 2011
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