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Vanbrughian, a.|vænˈbruːɪən|
[f. the name of Sir John Vanbrugh (or Vanburgh) (see below) + -ian.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the architecture, landscaping, or plays of Sir John Vanbrugh (1664–1726). Also ellipt. as n., Vanbrughian style.
1947J. Lees-Milne Diary 3 July (1983) 178 The windows tame Vanbrughian. 1972Country Life 5 Oct. 812 The heavy Doric frieze and Vanbrughian chimneypiece. 1979Garden (Victoria & Albert Mus.) 63/2 Early in the twentieth century there was..a Vanbrughian [garden] mode. 1980Country Life 17 July 243/2 A tale that is..gorgeous, pyrotechnic, Vanbrughian. |