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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, n. [F. arabesque, fr It arabesco fr 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 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 From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.] 2. Relating to or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as arabesque frescoes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: arabesque n 1: position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose 2: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
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