PLATERESQUE


Meaning of PLATERESQUE in English

[ ˌplatə'rɛsk ]

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

Origin

C19: from Sp. plateresco , from platero 'silversmith', from plata 'silver'.

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