STEAMBOAT GOTHIC


Meaning of STEAMBOAT GOTHIC in English

[steamboat Gothic] n [fr. its use in homes of retired steamboat captains in imitation of the style of river steamboats] (1941): an elaborately ornamented architectural style used in homes built in the middle 19th century in the Ohio and Mississippi river valleys

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.