English

Adjective

Baroque ‎(comparative more Baroque, superlative most Baroque)

1. (art) From the Baroque period in visual art and music.

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Proper noun

Baroque

1. A period in western architecture from ca. 1600 to the middle of the eighteenth century, known for its abundance of decoration.
2. A period in western art from ca. 1600 to the middle of the eighteenth century, characterized by drama, rich color, and dramatic contrast between light and shadow.
3. A period in western music from ca. 1600 to ca. 1760, characterized by extensive use of counterpoint, basso-continuo, and extensive ornamentation.
4. The chess variant invented in 1962 by mathematician Robert Abbott, or any of its descendants, where pieces move alike, but have differing methods of capture.

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English

Adjective

baroque ‎(comparative more baroque, superlative most baroque)

1. ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
2. complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
3. chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
4. embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.

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Adjective

baroque m, f ‎(plural baroques)

1. baroque (all senses)