Roomset
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A model or part of a showroom etc. furnished to look like a room in a house. UK
"You can then hang pictures or mirrors - whatever seems appropriate to your setting. The finishing touch is a remnant of thick foambacked carpet which greatly enhances the effect of the roomset, provides the model with a comfortable surface either for her feet, or to sit or lie upon, if your shot demands it, and which also serves to conceal any imperfect match between the floor and the bottoms of your flats."
- 2 A collection of matching materials for decorating a room, including wallpaper, friezes, dadoes, etc.
"There is the Neo-Grec roomset, a 19th-century re-creation of classical Greek ornamentation. There are roomsets in the tradition of William Morris and Walter Crane, the latter including stylized iris and moth motifs. There is the lovely Anglo-Japanese roomset, speaking to the style for all things Japanesque"
Example
More examples"You can then hang pictures or mirrors - whatever seems appropriate to your setting. The finishing touch is a remnant of thick foambacked carpet which greatly enhances the effect of the roomset, provides the model with a comfortable surface either for her feet, or to sit or lie upon, if your shot demands it, and which also serves to conceal any imperfect match between the floor and the bottoms of your flats."
Etymology
From room + set.
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