baroque
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baroque /bəˈrɒk, -ˈrəʊk/
▶adjective relating to or denoting a style of European architecture, music, and art of the 17th and 18th centuries characterized by ornate detail.
■ highly ornate and extravagant in style.
▶noun the baroque style or period.– origin C18: from Fr. (orig. denoting a pearl of irregular shape).
'baroque' also found in these Oxford entries:
Churrigueresque
- continuo
- early music
- gigue
- oboe d'amore
- ripieno
- rococo
- sinfonia
- viol
