Meaning Of The Word Plateresque

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plateresque in American English
adjective: noting or pertaining to a 16th-century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low-relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors

plateresque in British English
adjective: relating to the 16th century Spanish architecture and art which is characterized by rich ornamentation in the style of a silversmith

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