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Art deco

//ˌɑːɹt ˈdɛkəʊ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A style of decorative art (often used in household objects) and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms, strong contrasting colours, and simple composition. also, attributive

    "A pair of Armada flagons were bought for £1,900 and a four-piece Art Deco tea set on a matching tray was sold at £1,500."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Art Deco. alt-of, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from French Art déco, first used in the catalogue of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France, in 1966. Art déco is a clipping of arts décoratifs (“decorative arts”) (from the name of an exhibition called L’Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) held in Paris in 1925), from arts (plural of art (“art”)) + décoratifs (plural of décoratif (“decorative”)).

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