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Beaux Arts definition
Beaux Arts (bō zär′)
designating or of an ornate style of architecture of the late 19th and early 20th cent. characterized by classical forms, massive proportions, and lavish, usually symmetrical, detailing
Etymology: after the École des Beaux-Arts, School of (the) Fine Arts, in Paris, influential in promoting this style: see beaux-arts
beaux-arts definition
beaux-arts (bō zȧr′; E bō zär′)
plural noun
the fine arts
Etymology: Fr
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