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Rocaille:
An ornament style from the rococo period consisting of an abstract shell or leaf motif.
Rococo: ...
[from French, from rocaille, from roc rock1]
rococo
Often Derogatory. an artistic and literary style, developed from the baroque, characterized by complex and elaborate ornamentation. — rococo, adj.
In French, the word rocaille refers to rocks, shells, and the shell-shaped ornaments used on fountains. During the 1700s, a highly ornamental style of art, furniture, and interior design became popular in France.
rocailleRocaille is rockwork, shellwork or pebblework. rock gardenA Rock Garden is a place for growing mountain plants (eg from the Alps and Himalayas).
Rocaille(French): Asymmetrical arrangements of unworked rocks, or its imitation in other materials, associated especially with the Rococo style; also called rockwork.Rock-facedMasonry cleft to produce a natural, rugged appearance.
The term rococo comes from the French rocaille,"rock-work," and hallmarks of the full-fledged style are architectural decoration based on arabesques, shells, elaborate curves, and asymmetry; iridescent pastel colors; and, in painting, ...
 See also: Ornament, Architecture, Shell, Rococo, Baroque
  
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