characteristic+style
51Camp (style) — Camp is an aesthetic in which something has appeal because of its bad taste or ironic value. When the term first appeared in 1909, it was used to refer to ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical, effeminate or homosexual behaviour. By the …
52Stick Style — a style in mid Victorian American wooden architecture characterized by the use of vertical board siding with battens or grids of boards over horizontal siding to express the framing beneath. * * * Style of residential design popular in the U.S.… …
53expressive style — noun a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper • Syn: ↑style • Derivationally… …
54Painting style — In art and painting, style can refer either to the aesthetic values followed in choosing what to paint (and how) or to the physical techniques employed. An aesthetic movement such as Realism, Romanticism, Impressionism can promote an entire world …
55TUDOR STYLE — English architecture from the Tudor Period (1485 1603) combined elements from the late Gothic Perpendicular and the Renaissance styles to create a uniquely regional style favored in England from the Renaissance and in the United States up… …
56Tudor style — Architectural style in England (1485–1558) that made lavish use of half timbering (see timber framing), as well as oriels, gables, decorative brickwork, and rich plasterwork. Exposed diagonal bracing usually occurs at building corners, with the… …
57X-ray style — ▪ art manner of depicting animals by drawing or painting the skeletal frame and internal organs. It is one of the characteristic styles of the art of some prehistoric hunting cultures. The style can be seen in the Mesolithic (Mesolithic… …
58life style — noun a manner of living that reflects the person s values and attitudes (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑life style, ↑lifestyle, ↑modus vivendi • Hypernyms: ↑manner, ↑mode, ↑style, ↑way, ↑ …
59out of style — Old fashioned Old fash ioned, a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old fashioned dress, girl; old fashioned wire rimmed glasses …
60Telegram style — or telegraph style describes a clipped way of writing that attempts to abbreviate words and pack as much information into the shortest possible number of words and or characters.It originated in the telegraph age when telecommunication consisted… …
