About The Word Arabesque
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Arabesque
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What's The Definition Of Arabesque?
[n] an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
[n] position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose Synonyms | Synonyms for Arabesque: Related Terms | Find terms related to Arabesque: acciaccatura | appoggiatura | baroque | baroqueness | basketry | basketwork | cadence | cadenza | cancellation | chinoiserie | coloratura | cross-hatching | crossing-out | division | elaborateness | elegance | embellishment | fanciness | filigree | fineness | fioritura | flamboyance | flight | floridity | floridness | flourish | floweriness | fret | fretwork | grace | grace note | grate | grating | grid | gridiron | grille | grillwork | hachure | hatching | incidental | incidental note | interlacement | intertexture | intertwinement | lace | lacery | lacework | lacing | lattice | latticework | long mordent | luxuriance | luxuriousness | mesh | meshes | meshwork | mordent | moresque | net | netting | network | ornament | ostentation | overelaborateness | overelegance | overornamentation | passage | plexure | plexus | pralltriller | raddle | reticle | reticulation | reticule | reticulum | richness | riddle | rococo | roulade | run | screen | screening | sieve | single mordent | texture | tissue | tracery | trellis | trelliswork | turn | wattle | weave | weaving | web | webbing | webwork | weft | wicker | wickerwork See Also | ballet position | decoration | ornament | ornamentation Arabesque In Webster's Dictionary \Ar`a*besque"\, n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco,
fr. Arabo Arab.]
A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in
low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits,
foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or
imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.
Note: It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and
appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and
Arabic decorative art. (See {Moresque}.) The arabesques
of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.
\Ar`a*besque"\, a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.] 2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes. |
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