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ro⋅caille

[roh-kahy; Fr. raw-kah-yuh ]
–noun
Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C-curves.

Origin:
1855–60; < F: pebble-work, deriv. of roc rock 1
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