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nouveau

[noo-voh, noo-voh]

adjective

  1. newly or recently created, developed, or come to prominence.

    The sudden success of the firm created several nouveau millionaires.



nouveau

/ ˈ²Ô³Ü˱¹É™ÊŠ /

adjective

  1. facetiousÌý(prenominal) having recently become the thing specified

    a nouveau hippy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of nouveau1

1805–15; < French: new; Old French novel < Latin novellus; novel 2
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of nouveau1

C20: French, literally: new; on the model of nouveau riche
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Ornamentation on buildings has been around for as long as buildings, but the roots of Art Deco style are often traced to the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, his mentor Louis Sullivan and movements like Art Nouveau, Bauhaus and the Vienna Secession.

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Inspired by the influential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, Gwen Sukeena of Sukeena Design Studio created a flower-filled room for a teenage girl living during the 1930s.

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The showstopper: The walls of the room and bathroom are decorated with hand-painted Art Nouveau flowers she “fell in love with.â€

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The real language police are inside the White House, and they’re running with a nouveau take on “alternative facts†all these years later.

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Writer Raphael Brion noted that she has considered calling it “grandma cooking nouveau.â€

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