Louis Quinze

American  

[kanz, kanz] / kænz, kɛ̃z /

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.

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Louis Quinze British  

/ kænz /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of Louis Quinze

1850–55; < French: Louis XV

Example Sentences

In this rich compendium, Novelist Mordecai Richler attempts to lift humorists out of the high chair and onto the Louis Quinze.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the corner was the piano, a Louis Quinze relic with thin little legs and lots of pictures on it.

From Time Magazine Archive

In an ornate salon on the main floor, delegates from six of the seven Arab states sat on the brittle insecurity of Louis Quinze chairs, stalked haughtily across priceless Iranian rugs.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the family quarters, Jackie will bring some of her own delicate Louis Quinze furniture, her books and paintings.

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The desk, which shows plainly the transition between the Louis Quinze and Louis Seize styles, is as remarkable for the boldness of its conception as for the magnificent finish of its details.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various