- Italianate
- adjective Date: 1572 Italian in quality or characteristics
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Italianate
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Italianate — I*tal ian*ate, a. Italianized; Italianated. Apish, childish, and Italianate. Marlowe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Italianate — I*tal ian*ate, v. t. [Cf. It. italianare.] To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to Italianize. [R.] Ascham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Italianate — 1. adjective Italian in style or character This was a residence designed for living on a grand scale, with gilt chandeliers dangling overhead, rich oil paintings adorning walls, and Italianate marble fireplaces in every room. <! Fancy old… … Wiktionary
Italianate — I|tal|i|a|nate [ıˈtæliəneıt] adj with an Italian style or appearance ▪ an Italianate villa … Dictionary of contemporary English
Italianate Englishman — noun An Englishman of the Renaissance, full of Italian learning and vices, proverbially equivalent to a devil incarnate • • • Main Entry: ↑Italian … Useful english dictionary
Italianate-Stil — Wohnhaus im Italianate Stil in San Jose, Kalifornien. Erbaut 1870. Der Italianate Stil (Aussprache: [ɪˈtæljəneɪt]; deutsch: „Italienisierender Stil“) ist ein klassizistisch geprägter Architekturstil, der als Erscheinungsform der frühen Vi … Deutsch Wikipedia
Italianate architecture — In the course of the history of Classical architecture, an Italianate style of architecture was a distinct nineteenth century phase, in which Italian sixteenth century models and architectural vocabulary, which had served as inspiration for both… … Wikipedia
italianate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Usage: often capitalized Date: 1567 italianize … New Collegiate Dictionary
