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Webster 1913 Edition


Romanesque

Roˊman-esque′

,
Adj.
[F.
romanesque
; cf. It.
romanesco
.]
1.
(Arch.)
Somewhat resembling the Roman; – applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
2.
Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.
Romanesque style
(Arch.)
,
that which grew up from the attempts of barbarous people to copy Roman architecture and apply it to their own purposes. This term is loosely applied to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic architecture.

Roˊman-esque′

,
Noun.
Romanesque style.

Definition 2024


Romanesque

Romanesque

See also: romanesque

English

Adjective

Romanesque

  1. Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman Empire, but especially to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.

Translations

romanesque

romanesque

See also: Romanesque

English

Adjective

romanesque

  1. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.

Translations


French

Adjective

romanesque m, f (plural romanesques)

  1. romantic (fiction etc)