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Chinois vs Chinoiserie - What's the difference?

chinois | chinoiserie |

As nouns the difference between chinois and chinoiserie

is that chinois is a fine-meshed conical strainer while chinoiserie is a style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art.

chinois

English

Alternative forms

* chinoise

Noun

(es)
  • (cooking) A fine-meshed conical strainer
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 21, , Recipe: Maple Crema, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Strain through a chinois or fine-meshed sieve to remove any lumps of yolk.}}

    See also

    * (Chinoise) ----

    chinoiserie

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia chinoiserie) (-)
  • (arts) A style in art, or an artistic object, that reflects the influence of Chinese art