Baroque - Definition

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]