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单词 arabesquely
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arabesquelyadv.

Brit. /ˌarəˈbɛskli/, U.S. /ˌɛrəˈbɛskli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arabesque adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < arabesque adj. + -ly suffix2.
1. With arabesque designs or patterns; in an arabesque style.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adverb] > types of pattern
chequer-wise1534
checkwise1577
arabesquely1843
checkie-wise1866
1843 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 6 May 124/2 It rests on two arabesquely-carved uprights, which join on to the piers.
1883 Punch 22 Dec. 289/1 Creatures winsome, quaint, and jolly, arabesquely blown and twirled From his pencil point profusely.
1916 Catholic World Apr. 4 A wonderful coat or tunic, elaborately and grotesquely, not to say arabesquely, flowered or embroidered.
1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 19 Sept. The flatly painted, arabesquely decorated interiors and nudes of the pre-war years.
2. In a manner associated with Arabs; in an Arabian style. Obsolete.
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1845 H. B. Hirst Poems 66 The Arabesquely-shapen barks of Carthaginian lands.
1888 R. M. Ballantyne Blue Lights xviii. 250 Both men were in shirts and trousers, with sleeves tucked up and their brawny arms exposed—Arabesquely brown up to the elbow, and infantinely white above that!
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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