The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . s, How can aiy poor heart be glad? 2. Consisting of rock or rocks. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat. Miitoii, P. L., iv. 549. 3. Resembling a rock; hence, hard; stony;obdurate; insusceptible of impression; hard asa rock: as, a rocky bosom. A rochy heart, killing with cruelty. MaAfini/cr, Virgin-MartjT, ii. 3. rocky- iroki), a. [< rock + -y^.] Disposedto rock or reel; hence, giddy; tipsy; dizzy.[Slang, prov. Eng. and U. S.] Eocky Mountain bluebird, l
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world .. . s, How can aiy poor heart be glad? 2. Consisting of rock or rocks. Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat. Miitoii, P. L., iv. 549. 3. Resembling a rock; hence, hard; stony;obdurate; insusceptible of impression; hard asa rock: as, a rocky bosom. A rochy heart, killing with cruelty. MaAfini/cr, Virgin-MartjT, ii. 3. rocky- iroki), a. [< rock + -y^.] Disposedto rock or reel; hence, giddy; tipsy; dizzy.[Slang, prov. Eng. and U. S.] Eocky Mountain bluebird, locust. See hhte- hir</. /ornsfl. Rocky Mountain garrot. cUnujula ov Bucc-plnil<( isl\Rocky Mountain pika. Lagomys princepSy the littU- rliief liare. Rocky Mountain rat. The pack-rat. See 2siittiHiKi ami /V//1. Rocky Mountain sheep. See sheepj and cut under (ro-koko), u. [< F. rococo^ appar. amade word, based perhaps, as usually explain-ed, on rocaille^ rockwork (on account of the. 5209 rookwork which figures in the style), < roche(ML. rttra), a rock: hcc nwA.] A variety ofornament originating in the Louis-l,[uatr/.estyle and continuing with constantly inereas-ing inorganic exaggeration and extravagancethroughout the artisticdegeneracy of the Ijonis-(^tlin/.e. It Ih generally a nienniiiglfHs, though often avery rkli, assenibliigf of fanluMic scrtlh and crimped con-ventional shell-work, wrought Into irregular and Inde-scribable forms, without Indivldunllly and without ex-pression apart from its usually costly material and sur-roundings. The style has a certain Interest from its usein a great iniinbcr i^>f sumptuous Euojpeati residences, andfrom its Intimate association with a social life of greatoutward retlnement and splemlor. Much of the painting,engraving, porcelain-work, etc., of the time has, too, a realdecorative charm, though not of a ver) high order in rvcocn U used attributively in contempt to noteanything feebly pretentious and t
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