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单词 plateresque
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Definition of plateresque in English:

plateresque

adjective ˌplatəˈrɛskˌpladəˈresk
  • (especially of Spanish architecture) richly ornamented in a style suggesting silverware.

    delicately carved plateresque facades
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Muslim culture, as absorbed by Spanish Christians, also indirectly influenced the New World in the form of family honor codes, home design and the plateresque style of architecture.
    • In the sixteenth century the new towns on the Spanish islands were a compilation of mixed styles dominated by the plateresque style, although there were also many Gothic and Romanesque elements.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish plateresco, from platero 'silversmith', from plata 'silver'.

Rhymes

arabesque, burlesque, Dantesque, desk, grotesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque
 
 

Definition of plateresque in US English:

plateresque

adjectiveˌpladəˈresk
  • (especially of Spanish architecture) richly ornamented in a low-relief style suggesting silver work.

    delicately carved plateresque facades
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Muslim culture, as absorbed by Spanish Christians, also indirectly influenced the New World in the form of family honor codes, home design and the plateresque style of architecture.
    • In the sixteenth century the new towns on the Spanish islands were a compilation of mixed styles dominated by the plateresque style, although there were also many Gothic and Romanesque elements.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Spanish plateresco, from platero ‘silversmith’, from plata ‘silver’.

 
 
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