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BAROQUE — L’origine du mot «baroque», appelé à une si grande fortune, doit être raisonnablement reconnue dans le mot portugais barroco , qui désigne la perle irrégulière, voisin du castillan berrucco , qui était lui même entré dans la langue technique de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Baroque — art redirects here. Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc. In the arts, the Baroque (pronounced /bə rɒk/) was a Western cultural epoch, commencing roughly at the beginning of the 17th century in Rome, Italy.… … Wikipedia
Baroque — ist eine weiße Rebsorte, die mittlerweile eine lokale Rarität der Region Béarn in der französischen Weinbauregion Sud Ouest ist. Noch Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts war sie weit verbreitet . Nach Meinung des französischen Ampelographen Pierre Galet… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Baroque — Baroque is a style of art and architecture of the early seventeenth to mid eighteenth century, characterized by elaborate ornamentation, curved lines, and enormous size. The Oxford English Dictionary says the style pays tribute to Francesco… … Dictionary of eponyms
baroque — BAROQUE. adj. des 2 genr. Terme qui n est d usage qu en parlant Des perles qui sont d une rondeur fort imparfaite. Un collier de perles baroques.Baroque, se dit aussi au figuré, pour Irrégulier, bizarre, inégal. Un esprit baroque. Une expression… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
baroque — 1765, from Fr. baroque (15c.) irregular, from Port. barroco imperfect pearl, of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Sp. berruca a wart. This style in decorations got the epithet of Barroque taste, derived from a word signifying pearls and teeth… … Etymology dictionary
Baroque — Baroque is a term used to denote the art from roughly the 1580s to the end of the 17th century. Its development coincides with the Counter Reformation when the Catholic Church sought to curtail the spread of Protestantism that threatened its… … Dictionary of Renaissance art
baroque — [bə rōk′] adj. [Fr, orig., irregular < Port barroco, imperfect pearl] 1. [often B ] a) of, characteristic of, or like a style of art and architecture characterized by much ornamentation and curved rather than straight lines b) of,… … English World dictionary
Baroque — Ba*roque , a. [F.; cf. It. barocco.] (Arch.) 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than straight lines, and, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baroque — index elaborate, tawdry Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
baroque — adj *ornate, florid, rococo, flamboyant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
