1. the use of Chinese images, designs and techniques in Western art, furniture and architecture
   CultureChinoiserie became very popular in 17th-century Europe. Well-known examples of chinoiserie are the willow pattern on plates, etc. and, on a larger scale, the Banqueting Hall and Music Room at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England.
   Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French, from chinois ‘Chinese’.

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