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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells [syn: baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750 [syn: baroque, Baroque] n
1: the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe [syn: Baroque, Baroque era, Baroque period]
2: elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century [syn: baroque, baroqueness]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: French, from Middle French barroque irregularly shaped (of a pearl), from Portuguese barroco irregularly shaped pearl Date: 1765 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension 2. characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance 3. irregularly shaped — used of gems <a baroque pearl> • baroquely adverb II. noun Usage: often capitalized Date: 1877 the baroque style or the period in which it flourished

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 highly ornate and extravagant in style, esp. of European art, architecture, and music of the 17th and 18th c. 2 of or relating to this period. --n. 1 the baroque style. 2 baroque art collectively. Etymology: F (orig. = 'irregular pearl') f. Port. barroco, of unkn. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Baroque Ba*roque", a. Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Baroque Ba*roque", a. [F.; cf. It. barocco.] (Arch.) In bad taste; grotesque; odd.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth a quick look. ...a collection of treasures dating from the Middle Ages to the Baroque period. ADJ: ADJ n • The baroque style and period in art and architecture are sometimes referred to as the baroque. ...the seventeenth-century taste for the baroque. N-SING: the N 2. Baroque music is a style of European music that was written in the 18th century. ADJ: ADJ n

Moby Thesaurus

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