Jacobethan en · ADJ
Etymology
Blend of Jacobean + Elizabethan, coined by John Betjeman in 1933.
Meanings
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(of architecture, often) Of a style incorporating elements of Elizabethan and Jacobean.
In the latter case [Helsby], in 1849, a rock-faced red sandstone waiting space in the Jacobethan style was erected on an island platform for the Birkenhead, Lancashire & Cheshire Junction Railway.
2022 June 29, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Wonderful waiting rooms on the waiting list”, in RAIL, number 960, page 56:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Jacobethan | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Jacobethan | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |