Baroque

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Definitions:

Noun

Baroque Baroque era Baroque period

Definition: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

baroque baroqueness

Definition: elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Adjective

baroque churrigueresque churrigueresco

Definition: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

baroque Baroque

Definition: of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

Definition: From or characteristic of the Baroque period.

Definition: Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.