Thesaurus: flamboyant
Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
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- a. Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
- adj. marked by ostentation but often tasteless
- adj. elaborately or excessively ornamented
- n. showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.
- Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the traceryof windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothicstyle.
- j:86/n:14 s. marked by ostentation but often tasteless