PLATERESQUE

Etymology

Adjective

plateresque (comparative more plateresque, superlative most plateresque)

Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.

Adjective

Plateresque (comparative more Plateresque, superlative most Plateresque)

Alternative form of plateresque

Source: Wiktionary


Plat`er*esque", a. Etym: [Sp. resco, from plata silver.] (Arch.)

Definition: Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural ornaments.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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