baroque
- n the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
- n elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
- s having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells - a of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750
barred
- v prevent from entering; keep out
He was barred from membership in the club - v render unsuitable for passage
- v expel, as if by official decree
- v secure with, or as if with, bars
He barred the door - s preventing entry or exit or a course of action
barred doors - s marked with stripes or bands
barreled
- v put in barrels
- a put in or stored in a barrel
barreled beer - s (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends
barrelled
- v put in barrels
- a put in or stored in a barrel
- s (of an arrow) tapered toward both ends
barren
- n an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
the barrens of central Africa - s providing no shelter or sustenance
barren lands - s not bearing offspring
a barren woman - s completely wanting or lacking
writing barren of insight
barricaded
- v render unsuitable for passage
- v prevent access to by barricading
The street where the President lives is always barricaded - v block off with barricades
- s preventing entry or exit or a course of action
a barricaded street