rocaille
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French rocaille.
Noun edit
rocaille (countable and uncountable, plural rocailles)
- Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
- The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.
- A seed bead.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rocaille f (plural rocailles)
Derived terms edit
Adjective edit
rocaille (invariable)
Further reading edit
- “rocaille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French rocaille.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rocaille f (invariable)
Further reading edit
- rocaille in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana