Steamboat Gothic
or steamboat gothic
noun
a florid architectural style suggesting the gingerbread-decorated construction of river boats of the Victorian period.
Origin of Steamboat Gothic
1First recorded in 1940–45
Words Nearby Steamboat Gothic
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How to use Steamboat Gothic in a sentence
Though outwardly the Secretary General's mansion was hyper-gingerbread Steamboat Gothic, inwardly it was entirely modern in plan.
The Ambassador | Samuel Kimball Merwin
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