arabesque

1. 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. Source: opted

2. a. Arabian. Source: opted

3. a. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes. Source: opted

4. n. position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose Source: wordnet

5. n. an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design Source: wordnet

6. 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. 1. Arabian. [Obs.] 2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes. Source: webster

7. A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved inlow relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits,foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real orimaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together. Source: adambom

8. j:63/n:37 n. position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose n. an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design Source: ecdict

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