WATTEAU

Watteau, Jean Antoine Watteau

(noun) French painter (1684-1721)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Wat*teau", a. (Art)

Definition: Having the appearance of that which is seen in pictures by Antoine Watteau, a French painter of the eighteenth century; --said esp. of women's garments; as, a Watteau bodice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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