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churrigueresque definitions

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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]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Spanish churrigueresco, from José Churriguera died 1725 Spanish architect Date: 1845 of or relating to a Spanish baroque architectural style characterized by elaborate surface decoration or its Latin-American adaptation