Louis-seize
[sez] /sɛz/
adjective
1.
noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France at the end of the 18th century, continuing the lightness of the Louis Quinze period with a stricter adherence to classical models.
/sɛz/
adjective
1.
of or relating to the style of furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XVI of France, belonging to the late French rococo and early neoclassicism
Read Also:
- Louis sauce
noun a mayonnaise-based sauce with chile sauce, onion, green pepper, lemon juice, and cayenne and served mainly on cold seafood; also written Louie sauce Usage Note cooking
- Louis-treize
[trez; French trez] /trɛz; French trɛz/ adjective 1. noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in France in the early 17th century, characterized by a gradual transition from the free invention and composition of the renaissance to the classicism of the Louis Quatorze period. /trɛz/ adjective 1. of or relating […]
- Louis V
noun 1. (“le Fainéant”) a.d. 967?–987, king of France 986–987: last Carolingian to rule France. noun 1. known as Louis le Fainéant. ?967–987 ad, last Carolingian king of France (986–87)
- Louis VI
noun 1. (“the Fat”) 1081–1137, king of France 1108–37.
- Louis VII
noun 1. (“the Young”) 1121?–80, king of France 1137–80 (son of Louis VI). noun 1. known as Louis le Jeune. c. 1120–80, king of France (1137–80). He engaged in frequent hostilities (1152–74) with Henry II of England