Look up: Arabesque

1. arabesque
   a complex ornate design 
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2. arabesque
   [n] - position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose 2. [n] - an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
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3. arabesque
   In the visual arts and architectural design, a linear decoration based on plant forms. Arabesque motifs are complicated, intertwined, flowing designs first found in ancient Arabic art - hence the...
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4. Arabesque
   a term used to describe ornamental panels of Arabian design which can be carved or painted, and which contain various symbolic elements, usually human or animal, combined with foliage. The best examples are found among the art and architecture of the Spanish Moors. Since the seventeenth ce...
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5. Arabesque
   This is a form of ornamentation that is based on a complicated, intertwined, flowing design of stylised floral and plant motifs, often arranged in a geometric, two-dimensional way. This unrealistic representation of nature was consistent with Islamic beliefs that man should not imitate God's creations.
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6. arabesque
   Interwoven, symmetrical patterns of branches, tendrils and scrolls. It is familiar motif in Islamic and HISPANO-MORESQUE designs, and throughout Europe c.1760-90. See DECORATIVE MOTIFS.
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7. Arabesque
   Ar`a·besque' noun [ French arabesque , from Italian arabesco , from 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 fi...
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8. Arabesque
   Ar`a·besque' adjective 1. Arabian. [ Obsolete] 2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque ; as, arabesque frescoes.
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9. arabesque
   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. ... It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and a...
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10. arabesque
    noun position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
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11. arabesque
    noun an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
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12. Arabesque
    • (n.) 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. • (a.) Relating to, or exhibiting, the s...
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13. arabesque
    (from the article `ballet position`) In addition to the five fundamental positions of the feet, there are two major body positions in classical ballet. The arabesque is a body position ...
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14. arabesque
    style of decoration characterized by intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. Derived from the work of Hellenistic craftsmen working in ... [2 related articles]
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15. arabesque
    in literature, a contrived intricate pattern of verbal expression, so called by analogy with a decorative style in which flower, fruit, and sometimes ...
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16. arabesque
    arabesque 1. In ballet, a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one leg with the other extended back and both arms stretched out, usually one forward and the other backward. 2. An intricate and often symmetrical design incorporating curves, geometric patterns, leaves, flowers, and animal sh...
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17. Arabesque
    In architecture, arabesque describes an Arabic style of ornamentation (hence the name meaning Arab-like) in which are represented men, animals (mythical and actual), plants, with leaves, flowers and fruit; mathematical figures etc the whole put together in a whimsical way, so that, for instance, the...
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18. Arabesque
    Surface decoration of scrolling, and intertwining foliage, tendrils and scrolls. Thought to be of Moorish influence, it became popular in northern Europe in the middle of the 16thC reaching England in the second half of the century and becoming popular in the decorative arts.
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19. arabesque
    arabesque (ărubesk') [Fr.,=Arabian], in art, term applied to any complex, linear decoration based on flowing lines. In Islamic art it was often exploited to cover entire surfaces. The arabesque in modern usage derives from a Renaissance design which was Greco-Roman in inspiration.
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20. Arabesque
    Originally a method of ornament consisting of fantastic lines. Recently, inner design of a form. -- L.V.
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21. arabesque
    (dance) In ballet, a pose in which the dancer stands on one leg, straight or bent, with the other leg raised behind, fully extended. The arms are held in a harmonious position to give the longest possible line from fingertips to toes. It is one of the fundamental positions in ballet
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22. arabesque
    (art) In the visual arts and architectural design, a linear decoration based on plant forms. Arabesque motifs are complicated, intertwined, flowing designs first found in ancient Arabic art – hence the term. They are a feature of ancient Greek and Roman art, and are particularly common in...
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23. arabesque
    Ornament or surface decoration with intricate curves and flowing lines based on plant forms.
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24. Arabesque
    (Islamic art) The `arabesque` is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Within the very wide range of Eurasian decorative a...
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25. Arabesque
    (group) `Arabesque` started as an all-girl trio at the height of the disco era in 1977 in Frankfurt, Germany. After the first album, the band lineup was changed by keeping only the original member Michaela Rose and replacing the two other girls with new members Jasmin Vetter and Sandra Lauer....
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