flamboyant (flamboiant)

and n. [F. flamboyant (cf. ME. flaumbeande, For alle the blomes of the bozes were blyknande perles, & alle the fruyt in tho formes of flaumbeande gemmes. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 1468. He had flamboyant red hair. Harper's Mag ., LXXVI. 34. 2. Wavy; having a waved outline like that of a flame: said of the blades of certain heavy swords of the middle ages, and of the Malay creese and similar weapons. Also flaming. 3. In arch.: ( a ) Characterized by wavy, flamelike tracery, as in windows and openwork: an epithet applied to that highly ornate or florid style of French medieval architecture which IMG:content-1428.png:[blocks in formation] [Their Pilgrim- Flamboyant Tracery, Rouen Cathedral, Nor[age, p. 139. mandy. as Erythrina Coral lod end ron. flamboyant style; showily; flaringly. Herc'le wore also a bright-blue cravat, flamboyantly tied. The Century, XXXV. 679.