art deco
noun
art de·co
ˌärt-ˈde-ˌkō 
ˌär(t)-dā-ˈkō,
ˈär(t)-ˈdā-(ˌ)
variants
often Art Deco
: a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines, geometric and zigzag forms, and the use of new materials (such as plastic)
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Project Nightingale looks like the Jazz Age come to life, a streamliner from an art deco film.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
And Trio, with its sophisticated art deco feel and where a pianist plays a grand piano in the dining room.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Head downstairs afterwards to The Gambit, the hotel’s decadent art deco bar already loved by locals.
—Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Our excellent server offered a tour of the restaurant after dinner, explaining that the 1930’s art deco building was formerly a bank—a massive vault door remains.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
And Trio, with its sophisticated art deco feel and where a pianist plays a grand piano in the dining room.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
Head downstairs afterwards to The Gambit, the hotel’s decadent art deco bar already loved by locals.
—Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
Our excellent server offered a tour of the restaurant after dinner, explaining that the 1930’s art deco building was formerly a bank—a massive vault door remains.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for art deco
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“Art deco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/art%20deco. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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