Arabesque is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for ARABESQUE in dictionary:

NOUN:
• a movement in dancing; a curve, also ARABESK
• a posture in which one leg is extended backwards at right angles, the torso bent forwards, and the arms outstretched, one forwards and one backwards.
• an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art
• a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody.
• ballet position in which one leg is raised behind and the arms are extended
• 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.
• 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
ADJECTIVE:
• Arabian.
• Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.
• designating, of, or decorated in this style
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• of, relating to, or being in the style of arabesque or an arabesque

Words related to ARABESQUE

arabesk13 arabesques21

Words that contain ARABESQUE

arabesqued22 arabesques21

How to use ARABESQUE in a sentence

• We were ushered into a room, the walls and ceilings of which were composed entirely of gilded arabesque frame-work, set with small mirrors.
• The mosque was a beautiful structure of white limestone, and the galleries of its minarets were adorned with rich arabesque ornaments.
• We next came upon two magnificent mosques, built of white limestone, with a multitude of leaden domes and lofty minarets, adorned with galleries rich in arabesque ornaments.
• Elsewhere the canoe or cabin of bark or hides, and the arabesque mat, denoted the highest point of social progress.
• Signorelli invented an intricate design for arabesque pilasters, one on each side of the door leading from his chapel into the Cathedral.
• Since that time, new freaks of fancy have been seen, resembling the style of arabesque and grotesque more than was consistent with tradition.
• The ceiling is of arabesque sculpture, profusely painted and gilded.
• These generally represent some scene from the Bible history, encircled with arabesque borders, and pious maxims in illuminated scrolls.
• The rest of the dinner was catalogued in a bill-of-fare printed on delicate white paper within an arabesque border of green and gold.
• But this lovely black arabesque of letters had the power of beauty.
• The binding was of blue velvet, with clasps of silver worked in beautiful arabesque patterns, and with a lock of the same precious metal to protect the book from prying eyes.
• Winkle shooting at what looks like a cock-sparrow, the whole surrounded by a chaste arabesque of guns, rods, and landing-nets.
• The door of the house, decorated with an arabesque on marble, is in the narrow side street.
• Their lofty gilt domes and fanciful network or arabesque tracery are partly in ruins, and the mosques attached to them are also partly ruined.
• It is of the finest kind of arabesque work done in stone that much resembles the Caen.
• Sometimes the arabesque ornaments are raised in relief and gilt.
• Jesu Nuovo, another exceedingly handsome church, stands on the borders of the Lago Maggiore, and is full of magnificent frescoes, surrounded by arabesque borders.
• The decorations of the chapels round the choir, although they display a tendency towards Italian architecture, are of the most elaborate arabesque.
• The old crone had on a mantle, on which were wrought flowers, animals, and human beings, entwined in an arabesque manner.
• His gun, dagger, and pistol, glittered with gold and silver arabesque work.
• The roof, a lofty dome, displayed the light Arabesque workmanship, peculiar to Moorish architecture, as did the form and ornaments of the windows.
• Light stands of beautiful arabesque work were tastefully distributed in various places, and in the centre played a small fountain fed by aromatic water.
• The arabesque patterns are worked in cambric muslin, the outlines are embroidered in overcast, and the material is cut away all round.
• It was spotted all over, at irregular intervals, with arabesque figures, about a foot in diameter, and wrought upon the cloth in patterns of the most jetty black.
• But these figures partook of the true character of the arabesque only when regarded from a single point of view.
• Its back was carved in arabesque foliage, and its seat was of rich violet velvet.
• Arabesque is a big word and it really means an Arab picture.

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