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- (art, architecture, also, attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
- (music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
- (ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
- (by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
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- The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ;. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “ near-aissance.”
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| Monikko | arabesques |
(art, architecture, also, attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
Stone relief with arabesques of tendrils, palmettes and half-palmettes in the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
Arabesque penchée
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
Mosaics on the Treasury Dome of the Great Mosque of Damascus, 789, still in essentially Byzantine style