Italianate
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A building with design features like old Italian houses, for example low roofs and decorative brackets
- noun
- /ˌɪtəlɪˈneɪt/
:
italianizante
Examples
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Unlike most of Richmond's major buildings, it was in Italianate rather than neoclassic style, its three stories shown by the tall windows with arched tops.
Fiction book (1992) -
The beautiful Italianate house had large windows and a decorative roof that made it stand out in the neighborhood.
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Many Italianate buildings in the city feature intricate cornices and low-pitched roofs.
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The architect specialized in Italianate designs, creating homes that showcased classic Italian features and elegance.
Surface Forms
Italianate singular
Italianates plural
Etymology
An Italianate as a noun is a building named from Italian and the ending -ate, meaning 'in the style of'. So an Italianate house is one built 'in the Italian style', often with low roofs and decorative brackets.
