Louis Quinze

[kanz, kanz]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the rococo style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early and mid-18th century, characterized by fantasy, lightness, elegance, and comfort.

Louis Quinze

/ kænz /

adjective

1. of or relating to the rococo style of the furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XV of France

Word History and Origins

Origin of Louis Quinze¹

1850–55; < French: Louis XV