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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Romanesque

Rō’man-èsque’, a.

adjective

(rō’man-èsk’), a. [Fr. romanesque, It. romanesco.]

Sense 1. (Paint.) Embodying romance; representing subjects and scenes appropriate to romance; presenting fantastic and imaginary representations, as of animals or foliage. Fairholt.

Sense 2. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; especially, characterized by the debased style adopted in the later Roman empire;—said also of the style itself. Fairholt.

Sense 3. (Lit.) Pertaining to romance; romantic.

Rō'man-ēsque', n.

noun

(rō'man-ēsk'), n.

  1. (Paint.) A style of art in which fantastic and imaginary representations of animals and foliage are employed. Fairholt.
  2. (Arch.) The debased style of architecture and ornament adopted in the later Roman empire.
  3. (Lit.) The common dialect of Languedoc and some other districts in the south of France, which is a remnant of the old Romance language.