Arabesque Definition

ărə-bĕsk
arabesques
noun
A ballet position executed while standing on one straight leg with the arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward.
American Heritage
A complex and elaborate decorative design of intertwined lines suggesting flowers, foliage, animals, geometric patterns, etc., used in drawing, painting, low relief, metalwork, etc.
Webster's New World
A complex, ornate design of intertwined floral, foliate, and geometric figures.
American Heritage
A position in which one leg is extended straight backward and the arms are extended, usually one forward and one backward.
Webster's New World
An ornate, whimsical composition especially for piano.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
In the fashion of or formed as an arabesque.
American Heritage
Of, done in, or like arabesque; fantastic and elaborate.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Arabesque

Noun

Singular:
arabesque
Plural:
arabesques

Origin of Arabesque

  • French from Italian arabesco in Arabian fashion from Arabo an Arab from Latin Arabus from Arabs Arab

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French arabesque, from Italian arabesco, from arabo (“Arab”).

    From Wiktionary

Arabesque Sentence Examples

  • The finest of these apartments, containing beautiful arabesque x XVII.

  • The decoration of some of the rooms is gorgeous, the walls being covered in part with mosaics and in part with carved work, while the ceilings are rich in arabesque ornaments, elaborately gilt.

  • An attitude is not a particular way of doing something (as its name might suggest), but rather a static position that is similar to an arabesque.

  • The Marjanieh mosque, not far from the minaret of Mostansir, although its body is modern, has some remains of old and very rich arabesque work on its surface, dating from the 1 4 th century.

  • The Dar-el-Bey contains numerous rooms beautifully decorated in the Moorish style of the 18th century; and the judgment hall has a domed roof adorned with the delicate arabesque plaster-work known as Nuksh hadida.

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Words Starting With

AARARA

Words Ending With

EUEQUE

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