Arabesque : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Arabesque	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Arabesque
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arabesque n position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arabesque \Ar`abesque"\, a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.] 2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque* frescoes.
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.