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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Through this aperture the delegations would file, one at a time, to sit in gold-backed Louis Quinze chairs.

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

It's part of one's education—like being able to distinguish a Louis Quatorze chair from a Louis Quinze, or a Fragonard from a Boucher ten feet away.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore