| anti-static | Radio. Designed to minimize ‘static’ (= atmospherics n.). | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| brickette | A small brick, esp. of ice-cream. Cf. brick n. 4 and briquette n. 3. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| brise-soleil | A device (whether a perforated screen, louvers, or projections) for shutting out direct or excessive sunlight. | 1944 | Go To Quotation |
| coniferization | Conversion, esp. of deciduous woodland, to coniferous forest; the process of planting with coniferous trees. | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| grano | abbrev. granolithic adj. n. | 1940 | Go To Quotation |
| Lancaster | see quot. 1950. Cf. American cloth n. at American n. adj. 3a. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| linearism | Linearity; emphasis upon line or contour as opposed to colour or mass. | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| Miesian | Of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of architecture of Ludwig Mies van der… | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| Morrisite | A follower or adherent of the socialist political or Arts and Crafts aesthetic principles of William Morris. Also as adj. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| objet trouvé | An object found or picked up at random and presented as a rarity or a work of art. Also in extended use. | 1936 | Go To Quotation |
| old-worldliness | Old-world quality or character, quaintness; absence of modernity. | 1934 | Go To Quotation |
| open plan | An interior design characterized by a lack of dividing walls or partitions, or by low… | 1938 | Go To Quotation |
| Plyglass | A type of laminated glass consisting of two or more panes enclosing one or… | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| situationist | Of or pertaining to certain revolutionary views about the situation of man in modern… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| spin-drier | A machine which removes excess water from washing by spinning it rapidly in a rotating perforated drum. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| stackable | Able to be stacked or piled up: esp. of chairs and other furniture. | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| stuccador(e | A worker in stucco. Cf. stuccoer n. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| subtopia | Suburbia regarded as an undesirable or unattractive place to live, or as an encroachment… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| subtopian | Of, relating to, or characteristic of subtopia. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| wirescape | Scenery or a landscape dominated by overhead wires and pylons. | 1951 | Go To Quotation |
