"blottesque" meaning in English

See blottesque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -ɛsk Etymology: From blot + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blot|esque}} blot + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} blottesque (not comparable)
  1. (art) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-blottesque-en-adj-C03majWW Categories (other): Art, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -esque, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -esque: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: art, arts

Noun

Forms: blottesques [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsk Etymology: From blot + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blot|esque}} blot + -esque Head templates: {{en-noun}} blottesque (plural blottesques)
  1. (art) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
    Sense id: en-blottesque-en-noun-c~OD2-zF Categories (other): Art, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -esque, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -esque: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Topics: art, arts

Inflected forms

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