barbaresque

See also: Barbaresque

English

Etymology

From French barbaresque. See -esque.

Adjective

barbaresque (comparative more barbaresque, superlative most barbaresque)

1. (dated) having a barbaric form or style
   • 1831, Thomas De Quincey, “Dr. Parr and his Contemporaries”, in Blackwood's Magazine:

     His architecture was barbaresque

References

• “barbaresque”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

barbaresque (plural barbaresques)

1. (relational) Barbary

Noun

barbaresque m (plural barbaresques)

1. Barbary pirate

Further reading

• “barbaresque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.