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Baroque
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adjective (a)
- of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750(adj.pert)source: wordnet30
- In bad taste; grotesque; odd.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe(noun.time)source: wordnet30
- elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century(noun.attribute)source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation(adj.all)Example:
The building...frantically baroque.
source: wordnet30