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Art nouveau

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Art Nouveau. alt-of, uncountable

    "Precise herbed-lamb packets amid art nouveau swirls of asparagus noodles, a lacy tuile that adds a peekaboo seductivity to potato gnocchi — [Anthony] Martin’s presentations are bold and beautiful, yet his flavor pairings are almost maddeningly subtle, driving overanalytical foodies to despair."

  2. 2
    a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers wordnet

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French art nouveau (literally “new art”).

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