Real Dictionary

baroque
Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

baroque in American English
of, characteristic of, or like a style of art and architecture characterized by much ornamentation and curved rather than straight lines
adjective: of or pertaining to a style of architecture and art originating in Italy in the early 17th century and variously prevalent in Europe and the New World for a century and a half, characterized by free and sculptural use of the classical orders and ornament,
noun: the baroque style or period

baroque in British English
a style of architecture and decorative art that flourished throughout Europe from the late 16th to the early 18th century, characterized by extensive ornamentation
adjective: denoting, being in, or relating to the baroque