Chur·ri·gue·resque

(cho͝or′ĭ-gə-rĕsk′)

adj.

Of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain and its Latin-American colonies, characterized by elaborate and extravagant decoration.

[Spanish churrigueresco, after José Benito Churriguera (1665-1725), Spanish architect.]

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churrigueresque

(ˌtʃʊərɪɡəˈrɛsk) or

churrigueresco

adj

(Architecture) of or relating to a style of baroque architecture of Spain in the late 17th and early 18th centuries

[C19: from Spanish churrigueresco in the style of José Churriguera (1650–1725), Spanish architect and sculptor]

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chur•ri•gue•resque

(ˌtʃʊər i gəˈrɛsk)

adj.

(often cap.) of or pertaining to the lavishly detailed baroque architecture of Spain and its colonies in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

[1835–45; < French < Sp churrigueresco, after JoséChurriguera (1650–1725), architect and sculptor]

Churrigueresque

A lavishly exuberant Spanish baroque style named after three prolific architect brothers. Its chairs were usually leather upholstered and the decoration’s abundant inlaid features influenced Spanish colonial patterns.

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Adj.

churrigueresque - having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells

baroque, churrigueresco

fancy - not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"

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