Art Deco

See also: art deco, art déco, art decó, and Art déco

English

Etymology

From French Art déco, clipping of arts décoratifs (“decorative arts”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːɹ(t) ˈdɛkəʊ/

Proper noun

Art Deco

1. A style of decorative art and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms and simple composition.
   • 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Great Western Railway Craft Skills Award: Victoria Arcade”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59:

     This project has stripped away modern PVCu and aluminium shop fronts to reveal original or 1930s Art Deco work, with judicious repairs and replacements as necessary, plus stonework repairs and the restoration of traditional London Transport signage.

Translations

style of decorative art and architecture

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 裝飾藝術／装饰艺术 (zhuāngshì yìshù), 裝飾派藝術／装饰派艺术 (zhuāngshìpài yìshù)

• Finnish: art deco
• French: Art déco (fr) m
• German: Art déco (de)
• Polish: art déco (pl) n
• Portuguese: art déco m, art deco m
• Russian: ар-деко́ (ru) n (ar-dekó), арт-деко́ n (art-dekó)
• Spanish: art decó m
• Ukrainian: ар-деко́ n (ar-dekó), арт-деко́ (art-dekó)

References

• “art deco”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• cordate, red coat, redcoat