deco

American

[dek-oh, day-koh, day-koh] / ˈdɛk oʊ, ˈdeɪ koʊ, deɪˈkoʊ /

Or Deco

noun

art deco.

adjective

of, relating to, or suggestive of art deco design.

The new wallpaper gives the foyer a deco look.

Etymology

Origin of deco

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

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Art deco motifs, fossils and massive drawings of hands are among the installations that will greet riders passing through the three new stations on L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

They include the late Barbara Capitman, a preservationist who led the effort to get protective status for the neighborhood’s art deco buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The future of the Chrysler Building, a unique monument to art deco architecture on the Manhattan skyline, remains in limbo as it awaits a possible sale.

From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026

Trump shared photos of the new bathroom on social media, saying it had been "renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

Dasch and Burger went inside the Edwardian-styled building with an art deco tower and rode the wooden escalator to the men's department, located on the second floor.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

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