Arabesque synonyms

ăr'ə-bĕsk'

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baroqueness
The state or condition of being baroque.
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basketry
Baskets and similar objects of interwoven material considered as a group.
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basketwork
Work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
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chinoiserie
A style in art reflecting Chinese influence through use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns.
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fanciness
The property of being fancy.
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fioritura
(Music) A written or improvised embellishment of a melody, as in a coloratura aria, a cadenza, or a roulade
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intertwinement
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meshwork
Meshes; network
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mordent
(Music) An ornament made by a single rapid alternation of a principal tone with a subsidiary tone a half step or whole step below: in a double mordent there are two alternations: in an inverted mordent the subsidiary tone is a half step or whole step above the principal tone
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trelliswork
Work in the form of a trellis.
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webwork
A net or web; something structured or interlinked in a weblike manner.
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wickerwork
(Uncountable) A thing or things made of wicker.
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curlicue (related)
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fretwork (related)
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filigree (related)
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ornamentation (related)
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palmette (related)
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cadenza
An extended virtuosic section for the soloist usually near the end of a movement of a concerto.
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  • The finest of these apartments, containing beautiful arabesque x XVII.

  • The decoration of some of the rooms is gorgeous, the walls being covered in part with mosaics and in part with carved work, while the ceilings are rich in arabesque ornaments, elaborately gilt.

  • The Marjanieh mosque, not far from the minaret of Mostansir, although its body is modern, has some remains of old and very rich arabesque work on its surface, dating from the 1 4 th century.

  • The Dar-el-Bey contains numerous rooms beautifully decorated in the Moorish style of the 18th century; and the judgment hall has a domed roof adorned with the delicate arabesque plaster-work known as Nuksh hadida.

  • Here the traveller ascending from the coast sees the first example of the jebel or highland towns, with their high three-storeyed houses, built of quarried stone, their narrow façades pierced with small windows with whitewashed borders and ornamented with varied arabesque patterns; each dar has the appearance of a small castle complete in itself, and the general effect is rather that of a cluster of separate forts than of a town occupied by a united community.

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