Louis Seize

American  

[sez] / sɛz /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France at the end of the 18th century, continuing the lightness of the Louis Quinze period with a stricter adherence to classical models.

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Louis Seize British  

/ sɛz /

adjective

1. of or relating to the style of furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XVI of France, belonging to the late French rococo and early neoclassicism

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Etymology

Origin of Louis Seize

1890–95; < French: Louis XVI

Example Sentences

First of all, she has redecorated the apartment with lots of Louis Seize pieces and hung chandeliers even in the bathrooms.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twin bedsteads, perfect examples of Empire or Louis Seize, symbolize the romance to which the most extravagant luxury in the world is but a minister.

From Titanic by Young, Filson

Any fool can see that it is a Louis Seize clock, and of considerable value.”

From The Idler Magazine, Volume III, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various

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

Slowly the light died; the marble withdrew into the dark; and Louis Seize was once more with the ghosts.

From Fenwick's Career by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.