ARABESQUE

n. a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


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.

2.
a.

Arabian. [Obs.]

3.
a.

Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.


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