ALL meanings of biedermeier
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B b - adjective biedermeier of or relating to a decorative and furnishing style in mid-19th-century Germany, characterized by solidity and conventionality 3
- adjective biedermeier boringly conventional in outlook; bourgeois 3
- adjective biedermeier designating or of a style of German furniture design in the first half of the 19th cent., characterized by solidity, comfort, and deliberate simplicity of decoration 3
- adjective biedermeier noting or pertaining to a style of furnishings common in German-speaking areas in the early to middle 19th century, generally existing as a simplification of the French Directoire and Empire styles, usually executed in fruitwood with much use of matched veneers, and often displaying architectural motifs. 1