BAROQUE

/bæˈɹɒk/

Scrabble

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B(3) A(1) R(1) O(1) Q(10) U(1) E(1)

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Definition

/bæˈɹɒk/

adjective

Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.

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