ARABESQUE meaning: Ornamental design with flowing lines

We found 35 dictionaries that define the word arabesque:

General (25 matching dictionaries)

arabesque: Merriam-Webster.com
arabesque: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
arabesque: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
arabesque: Collins English Dictionary
Arabesque, arabesque: Wordnik
arabesque: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
arabesque: Wiktionary
arabesque: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
arabesque: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
arabesque: Infoplease Dictionary
Arabesque, arabesque: Dictionary.com
arabesque: Online Etymology Dictionary
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Arabesque: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
arabesque: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
arabesque: Rhymezone
Arabesque: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
arabesque: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
arabesque: Free Dictionary
arabesque: Mnemonic Dictionary
arabesque: Dictionary/thesaurus
arabesque: Vocabulary.com
arabesque: Merriam-Webster.com

Art (4 matching dictionaries)

arabesque: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
Arabesque: Ballet
Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)
Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms (No longer online)

Business (1 matching dictionary)

Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

arabesque: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

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Sports (1 matching dictionary)

Arabesque: Sports Definitions

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)

Book Binding (No longer online)
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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
▸ noun:  (music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
▸ noun:  (ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
▸ noun:  (by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.

Similar:

arabesquery, girih, Arabism, ablaq, muqarnas, shikargah, Arabish, Arabdom, arabiyeh, abba, more...

Opposite:

bas-relief

Types:

curlicue, scroll, fretwork, filigree, lace, beadwork, trellis, cable, braid, more...

Phrases:

Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, more...

Adjectives:

first, third, second, richest, delicate, graceful, fourth, florid, golden, intricate, floral

Colors:

turquoise, gold, emerald, sapphire, ruby, more...

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