Definition of Flamboiant

Definition of Flamboiant

Flamboyant, the name given, from the flame-like windings of its tracery, to a florid style of architecture in vogue in France during the 15th and 16th centuries.

- Wikipedia

Flam*boy"ant (?), a. [F.] (Arch.) Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

showy and stylish
brightly colored and impressive
highly decorated
daring by not following appropriate behavior
Architecture Refered to as the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
A showy tropical tree, the royal poinciana

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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