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Definition of Jacobean

Jacobean
Jacobaean lily Jac`o*b[ae]"an lil"y [See Jacobean.] (Bot.) A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, or Sprekelia, formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red, lilylike flower. [Written also Jacobean.]
Jacobean
Jacobean Ja*co"be*an (?; 277), Jacobian Ja*co"bi*an, a. [From L. Jacobus James. See 2d Jack.] Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and decoration in the time of James the First, of England. ``A Jacobean table.' --C. L. Eastlake.

Meaning of Jacobean from wikipedia

- Look up Jacobean in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jacobean may refer to: An adjectival form of the name James Jacobean era, the period of English and...
- The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era. The term "Jacobean" is often used for the distinctive styles of Jacobean architecture...
- The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James VI and I,...
- Jacobean embroidery refers to embroidery styles that flourished in the reign of King James I of England in first quarter of the 17th century. The term...
- Donne (1572–1631) was another important figure in Elizabethan poetry (see Jacobean poetry below). Among the earliest Elizabethan plays are Gorboduc (1561)...
- Jacobethan (/ˌdʒækəˈbiːθən/ jak-ə-BEE-thən) architectural style, also known as Jacobean Revival, is the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made...
- theatre may be said to encomp**** Elizabethan theatre from 1562 to 1603, Jacobean theatre from 1603 to 1625, and Caroline theatre from 1625 to 1642. Along...
- A Jacobean Holy Year (Galician: Ano Santo Xacobeo), also known as the Compostela Holy Year, is a Catholic celebration that takes place in the Spanish city...
- Britain English literature History of English Inkhorn term Elizabethan era, Jacobean era, Caroline era English Renaissance Shakespeare's influence Middle English...
- conceits through which eventually the Elizabethan degenerated into the Jacobean. And if the movement was tardy even then, it was still slower in the previous...