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Arabesque

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Noun

1. arabesque

position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose

2. arabesque

an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Arabesque

see synonyms of arabesque
noun
1. ballet
a classical position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and both arms stretched out in one of several conventional poses
2. music
a piece or movement with a highly ornamented or decorated melody
3. arts
a. 
a type of curvilinear decoration in painting, metalwork, etc, with intricate intertwining leaf, flower, animal, or geometrical designs
b. 
a design of flowing lines
adjective
4. 
designating, of, or decorated in this style

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Arabesque

see synonyms of arabesque
noun
1. 
a complex and elaborate decorative design of intertwined lines suggesting flowers, foliage, animals, geometric patterns, etc., used in drawing, painting, low relief, metalwork, etc.
2.  Ballet
a position in which one leg is extended straight backward and the arms are extended, usually one forward and one backward
3.  Music
a. 
a light, whimsical composition with many delicately ornamental passages
b. 
any ornamental passage typical of such a composition
adjective
4. 
of, done in, or like arabesque; fantastic and elaborate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Arabesque

see synonyms of arabesque
n.
1. A ballet position executed while standing on one straight leg with one arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward.
2. A complex, ornate design of intertwined floral, foliate, and geometric figures.
3. Music An ornate, whimsical composition especially for piano.
4. An intricate or elaborate pattern or design: "the complex arabesque of a camera movement" (Nigel Andrews).
adj.
In the fashion of or formed as an arabesque.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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