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ba·roque adj.
1. also Baroque Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.
2. also Baroque Music. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation.
3. extravagant, complex, or bizarre. characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance.
ba·roque pearl n.
[French, from Italian barocco, imperfect pearl, and from Portuguese barroco.]
1. also Baroque Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style in art and architecture developed in Europe from the early 17th to mid-18th century, emphasizing dramatic, often strained effect and typified by bold, curving forms, elaborate ornamentation, and overall balance of disparate parts.
2. also Baroque Music. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750, marked by expressive dissonance and elaborate ornamentation.
3. extravagant, complex, or bizarre. characterized by grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance.
ba·roque pearl n.
[French, from Italian barocco, imperfect pearl, and from Portuguese barroco.]