plat|er|esque

plat|er|esque
plat|er|esque «PLAT uh REHSK», adjective.
in or resembling a style of architecture, especially of Spain, characterized by rich, excessively ornamented forms suggestive of silver work.
[< Spanish plateresco < platero silversmith + -esco -esque]

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