Empire style

proper noun

An early–19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts, representing the second phase of neoclassicism.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. architectureAn early–19th-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts, representing the second phase of neoclassicism.

Translations

Estonian ampiirstiil
  • ampiirstiilarchitectural movement
Finnish empiretyyli, empire
  • empiretyyliarchitectural movement
  • empirearchitectural movement
Cite this entry
APA

Empire style. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20style

MLA

“Empire style.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20style. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Empire style,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Empire%20style.

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