Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A style in art reflecting Chinese influence through use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns.
- noun An object reflecting Chinese artistic influence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Chinese conduct, methods, or ways of doing things; a Chinese characteristic.
- noun A Chinese curio, knickknack, or product: as, “Japanese tea-trays, chinoiseries,” etc., Miss Braddon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence, being elaborately decorated and intricately patterned.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun art A
style inart , or an artistic object, that reflects the influence ofChinese art
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Dear rootlesscosmo: Thanks for the party and also the "chinoiserie" explanation which is very Western.
Rootless Cosmopolitan Pig Roast sfmike 2009
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The japanese lacquer screen makes an ideal headboard and the surrounding tester and draperies gives the bed an over-the-top European 'chinoiserie' grandness.
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This meant ornate silk chinoiserie suits, over-sized sequin obis and voluminous silk jumpers a la Bianca Jagger in rich tones of aubergine, turquoise and gold.
Nicole Berrie: Is Marc Jacobs Bored? Nicole Berrie 2010
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Shivani: In "Letter to Alfred Corn," we overhear a conversation with a friend: "I'll be back in New York, feeling ten times more alien/than where the polyglot boulevards intersect, linking up/11e and 20e, Maghreb, punk chic, kashruth, chinoiserie."
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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This meant ornate silk chinoiserie suits, over-sized sequin obis and voluminous silk jumpers a la Bianca Jagger in rich tones of aubergine, turquoise and gold.
Nicole Berrie: Is Marc Jacobs Bored? Nicole Berrie 2010
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Shivani: In "Letter to Alfred Corn," we overhear a conversation with a friend: "I'll be back in New York, feeling ten times more alien/than where the polyglot boulevards intersect, linking up/11e and 20e, Maghreb, punk chic, kashruth, chinoiserie."
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Shivani: In "Letter to Alfred Corn," we overhear a conversation with a friend: "I'll be back in New York, feeling ten times more alien/than where the polyglot boulevards intersect, linking up/11e and 20e, Maghreb, punk chic, kashruth, chinoiserie."
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Shivani: In "Letter to Alfred Corn," we overhear a conversation with a friend: "I'll be back in New York, feeling ten times more alien/than where the polyglot boulevards intersect, linking up/11e and 20e, Maghreb, punk chic, kashruth, chinoiserie."
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
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Once they were alone, Gran hobbled over to the brandy decanter atop a chinoiserie chest.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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Shivani: In "Letter to Alfred Corn," we overhear a conversation with a friend: "I'll be back in New York, feeling ten times more alien/than where the polyglot boulevards intersect, linking up/11e and 20e, Maghreb, punk chic, kashruth, chinoiserie."
Anis Shivani: Poetry As a Bridge Across Cultures: Anis Shivani Interviews Marilyn Hacker Anis Shivani 2010
treeseed commented on the word chinoiserie
Just a little trick of the ear and the mind free associates with chained, even though the "shee" of chinoiserie sounds nothing like the "chay" of chained. See Free Association
February 4, 2008