baroque
[bә'rɒk]
n. 巴, 巴

a. 巴, 绮靡, 俗艳标新异

1. In Germany the baroque style of art flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries.
   德, 巴艺1718非常盛.
2. The baroque style or period in art, architecture, or music.
   巴洛艺、建筑音巴洛期
3. Such decoration was a typical feature of the baroque period.
   种装饰巴期特徵.

baroque
[ noun ]

1. the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe

<noun.time>

2. elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

<noun.attribute>

[ adj ]

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

<adj.pert>

2. having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

<adj.all>
the building...frantically baroque

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 music a high degree of
embellishment.
[PJC]

2. Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad
taste; grotesque; odd.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

3. Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]