art deco

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production

Usage(s):

  1. The master of art deco celebrates with four showsIn 1926, when Ert made an electrifying appearance at the Paris Opera costume ball, he was dressed in a toreador outfit.
  2. Many New Yorkers are nostalgic for the art deco diners that once thrived in the city's neighborhoods.
  3. It was a dream palace, an exuberant art deco fantasy, but year after year fewer people came.
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