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      baroque
      noun
      (art, music) A period in Western architecture, art, and music from c. 1600–1760 CE, known for its abundance of drama, rich color, and extensive ornamentation.
      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.
      An ornate, detailed style.
      adjective
      (art, music) From or characteristic of the Baroque period.
      (sometimes capitalized) Characteristic of Western art and music of the Early Modern period.
      Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
      Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
      (figuratively) Overly and needlessly complicated.
      Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
      Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
      Roots
      barrocobaroque- · Portuguese · irregular pearl
      Synonyms for baroque
      rococoadjgothicadjornateadjornamentedv
      Words related to baroque
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