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rocaille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
ro-caille
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A seed bead.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French rocaille.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

rocailles (plural)

Questions

What does rocaille mean?
Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
Where does rocaille come from?
It is traced to French.

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