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Romanesque

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Romanesque (adjective)
  2. Romanesque architecture (noun)
  3. Romanesque revival (noun)

Ro·man·esque

adj \ˌrō-mə-ˈnesk\

Definition of ROMANESQUE

: of or relating to a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles and characterized in its development after 1000 by the use of the round arch and vault, substitution of piers for columns, decorative use of arcades, and profuse ornament
— Romanesque noun
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First Known Use of ROMANESQUE

1763

Rhymes with ROMANESQUE

arabesque, Bunyanesque, copydesk, gigantesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Rubenesque, Runyonesque, sculpturesque, statuesque, Whitmanesque

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