Alhambresqueadj.

Brit.

/ˌalhamˈbrɛsk/,

/ˌal(ə)mˈbrɛsk/, U.S.

/ˈˌælˌhæmˈbrɛsk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Alhambra , -esque suffix.

Etymology: < Alhambra, the name of the palace of the Arab kings at Granada in Spain ( < Spanish Alhambra (a1294 or earlier: see below) + -esque suffix.Spanish Alhambra is < Arabic al-ḥamrā', in turn probably originally short for al-qalʿat al-ḥamrā' ‘the red fortress’ < al the + qalʿat fortress + al the + ḥamrā', feminine of aḥmar red. The palace was so named on account of the red colour of the locally found clay which served as the chief building material.

Characteristic or reminiscent of the Alhambra, esp. in having a highly ornate Moorish style; in the architectural style of the Alhambra.

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Moorish1434

savage1548

damaskeen1551

grotesque1603

Mogul1617

pierced1756

baroque1765

rocaille1776

rococo1830

plateresque1845

Alhambresque1848

François Premier1850

Mudéjar1865

serio-grotesque1873

famille verte1876

barocco1877

rococoesque1885

famille rose1893

famille noire1898

Ch'ien Lung1901

Marie Antoinette1909

Mosan1910

famille jaune1923

Romanizing1936

quatre-couleur1959

penworked1965

1848 Art-union May 162/2 A table-candlestick representing a lily rising from an Alhambresque urn.

1862 J. Timbs Year-bk. of Facts 123 The ceiling is Alhambresque in style..and of the most delicate colours.

1907 Archit. Rec. Feb. 86/1 Its smaller limbs became Moslem, even Moorish, and again Alhambresque in their development.

2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Sept. 74/2 Just off the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad stands an Alhambresque blue-and-white house, with peeling columns and faded arches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alhambresque
释义	Alhambresqueadj. Brit. /ˌalhamˈbrɛsk/, /ˌal(ə)mˈbrɛsk/, U.S. /ˈˌælˌhæmˈbrɛsk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Alhambra , -esque suffix. Etymology: < Alhambra, the name of the palace of the Arab kings at Granada in Spain ( < Spanish Alhambra (a1294 or earlier: see below) + -esque suffix.Spanish Alhambra is < Arabic al-ḥamrā', in turn probably originally short for al-qalʿat al-ḥamrā' ‘the red fortress’ < al the + qalʿat fortress + al the + ḥamrā', feminine of aḥmar red. The palace was so named on account of the red colour of the locally found clay which served as the chief building material. Characteristic or reminiscent of the Alhambra, esp. in having a highly ornate Moorish style; in the architectural style of the Alhambra. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > [adjective] > specific style Moorish1434 savage1548 damaskeen1551 grotesque1603 Mogul1617 pierced1756 baroque1765 rocaille1776 rococo1830 plateresque1845 Alhambresque1848 François Premier1850 Mudéjar1865 serio-grotesque1873 famille verte1876 barocco1877 rococoesque1885 famille rose1893 famille noire1898 Ch'ien Lung1901 Marie Antoinette1909 Mosan1910 famille jaune1923 Romanizing1936 quatre-couleur1959 penworked1965 1848 Art-union May 162/2 A table-candlestick representing a lily rising from an Alhambresque urn. 1862 J. Timbs Year-bk. of Facts 123 The ceiling is Alhambresque in style..and of the most delicate colours. 1907 Archit. Rec. Feb. 86/1 Its smaller limbs became Moslem, even Moorish, and again Alhambresque in their development. 2004 N.Y. Times Mag. 19 Sept. 74/2 Just off the banks of the Tigris in Baghdad stands an Alhambresque blue-and-white house, with peeling columns and faded arches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1848
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