plateresque: Meaning and Definition of

plat•er•esque

Pronunciation: (plat"u-resk'), [key]
— adj.
  1. noting or pertaining to a 16th-century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low-relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors.
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