From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishArt NouveauArt Nou‧veau /ˌɑːt nuːˈvəʊ $ ˌɑːrt nuːˈvoʊ/ noun [uncountable] AVa style of art that used plants and flowers in paintings and in the design of objects and buildings, popular in Europe and America at the end of the 19th centuryOrigin art nouveau (1900-2000) French “new art”
