Flamboyant Flamingo

Flamboyant

Flamboyant is a lavishly decorated style of Gothic architecture that appeared in France and Spain in the 15th century, and lasted until the mid-sixteenth century and the beginning of the Renaissance. Elaborate stone tracery covered both the exterior and the interior. Windows were decorated with a characteristic s-shaped curve. Masonry wall space was reduced further as windows grew even larger. Major examples included the northern spire of Chartres Cathedral, Trinity Abbey, Vendôme, and Burgos Cathedral and Segovia Cathedral in Spain. It was gradually replaced by Renaissance architecture in the 16th century.

Flamingo

Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas, and two species native to Afro-Eurasia.

flamboyant

Adjective

1. Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
2. Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

Noun

1. The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree from Madagascar.

flamingo

Noun

1. A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae of the order Phoenicopteriformes.
2. A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.

Adjective

1. Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.