See Also: neo-plasticism(dictionary)

crapaud (iou) and neo-plasticism (iou)


crapaud (iou)



crapaud noun. ME.
[Old French crapau(l)t (mod. crapaud), medieval Latin crapaldus.]
A toad. ME-M17.
More fully crapaud-stone. A toadstone. LME-L16.
An edible bullfrog, Leptodactylus pentadactylus, of S. and Central America. M20.
? See also JOHNNY Crapaud.

neo-plasticism (iou)



neo-plasticism noun. M20.
[French neoplasticisme, from neo- NEO- + plasticisme PLASTICISM.]
A movement or style in abstract Art originated by the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), characterized by the use of geometric shapes and primary colours.