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[ adjective ] having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
Synonyms Examples "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Inside , as_soon_as Mr._Skopas had disclosed - in a hoarse whisper - the detective 's errand , his family gathered in a huddle , forming a mass of dark flesh on and around a brocaded sofa which stood at one side of a baroque fireplace . Related terms |
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[ noun ] elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
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