A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

art nouveau Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with A » aromatic compound ... arteries » art nouveau


art nouveau
noun
    1. A style of art, architecture and interior design that flourished towards the end of the 19c, characterized by the use of flowing curved lines that resemble plant stems interlaced with highly stylized flowers and leaves.
Etymology: 1899: French, meaning ‘new art'.



Click Here