Main Entry:

ro·caille

Pronunciation:

\rō-ˈkī, rä-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, literally, stone debris, from Middle French roquailles, plural, rocky terrain, from roc rock, alteration of roche, from Vulgar Latin *rocca

Date:

1856

1 : a style of ornament developed in the 18th century and characterized by sinuous foliate forms 2 : rococo