- Wat|teau
- Wat|teau «wah TOH; French va TOH», adjective.designating things associated with Antoine Watteau (1684-1721), a French painter, or his paintings, as style of dress and coloring.
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teau — ba·teau; châ·teau; cha·teau·bri·and; châ·teau·neuf du pape; co·teau; cut·teau; ga·teau; jet·teau; man·teau; tor·teau; pla·teau; port·man·teau; wat·teau; aboi·teau; … English syllables
wat — chor·wat; pot·a·wat·o·mi; wat·so·nia; wat·so·ni·an; wat·so·ni·us; wat·son crick; wat; wat·teau; wat·tle; pot·a·wat·a·mi; … English syllables
watteau — wat·teau … English syllables
Watteau,Jean Antoine — Wat·teau (wŏ tōʹ, vä ), Jean Antoine. 1684 1721. French painter noted for his exuberant scenes of gallantry, such as The Embarkation for Cythera (1717). * * * … Universalium
Watteau — Wat|teau [... to: ] (französischer Maler) … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Watteau — I Wat•teau [[t]wɒˈtoʊ, vɑ [/t]] n. big Jean Antoine, 1684–1721, French painter II Wat•teau [[t]wɒˈtoʊ, vɑ [/t]] adj. 1) clo designating the loose, full back of a woman s gown, formed by wide box pleats extending from shoulder to hem in an… … From formal English to slang
Watteau — Wat*teau , a. (Art) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
