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any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
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antique
any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
applique
a decorative design made of one material sewn over another
arabesque
position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose; , an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
baroque
Music Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation. [French, from Italian barocco, imperfect pearl, and from Portuguese barroco.]
barque
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts; variant of bark
bisque
a thick cream soup made from shellfish
boutique
a small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example. [French, from Old French botique, small shop, from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothca, storehouse; see apothecary.]
brusque
abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
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