trobar clus

[ troh-bahr kloos ]

noun

1. a complex and obscure style of writing adopted by some 12th-century Provençal poets.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trobar clus¹

< Provençal: literally, closed composition

Example Sentences

He had been one of the most successful exponents of the trobar clus, and afterwards supported the cause of the trobar clar.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of his poems are extremely obscure; he was one of the first to affect the trobar clus.

From Project Gutenberg