baroques
- plural of baroque.
Example Sentences
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The Pinctada maxima are the biggest oysters in the world The pearls, once harvested, range from perfect spheres to irregular "baroques".
From BBC • Sep. 9, 2012
There, the baroques, the arabesques, the colourings gorgeous, are dead, at least inanimate; here, they palpitate with life.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
Next comes the drop or pear shape, then the button shape, and after these the host of irregular shapes known to the jeweler as "baroques."
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
Scattered among them were the flashing emeralds of the glaciers and the immense pallid baroques of the snow fields.
From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham
Most of the baroques are too irregular in shape to have any special name applying to their form.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
