Definition of arabesque in English:

arabesque

noun ˌarəˈbɛskˌɛrəˈbɛsk

1Ballet
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.
Example sentencesExamples
- With their sculptural groupings of precisely calibrated arabesques, these dances distilled Ashton's personal classicism to pure essence.
- Three men in white shirts, black pants and starched ties do wobbly arabesques as if struggling against the wind.
- The initial twelve-minute aerial dance found them on a rope suspended from the ceiling, executing arabesques while spinning with sublime grace.
- Ballet classes have begun right here in Chiswick, aimed not at schoolgirls or internationally acclaimed dancing stars, but at adults who may never have performed a pointe or an arabesque in their lives.
- The height of the extended legs in the arabesques was uniform throughout the shades and the spacing between dancers was as close to perfection as one could reasonably wish.
2An ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art.
as modifier arabesque scrolls
Example sentencesExamples
- Add to this a loose, flowing pattern of arabesques and vines, rendered in paint and other mediums.
- Italian sgraffito designs were mostly scrolls or arabesque patterns.
- Matisse said he was possessed at this point by a love of line and of the arabesque - ‘those givers of life’ - which stirred his senses and appeased his spirit.
- It is decorated with birds and various animals set against a lush pattern of arabesques - intricate patterns of interlaced lines.
- Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint.
- Of Near Eastern inspiration are the arabesques, ogees, scrolls, and flower heads outlined in raised gold paste.
- The curtain's incised pattern of soft green, stemlike arabesques recalls 19 th-century wallpaper design and, at the same time, snakes or lizards curling into themselves.
- The latter's designs for arabesques of ironwork for garden gates, are still to be found in the Stifling papers in Glasgow.
- Yet Matisse continued to work in this trademark style, with its emphasis on arabesque lines, bright colors and decoration, throughout his long artistic life.
- It is to be noted that in ‘classical’ Islamic architecture in Persia, decoration took the form of very geometric carving - arabesque - in intricate patterns, as well as verses from the Koran.
- In his late style the backgrounds are light, the register of colour is greatly heightened, and the emphasis is on the decorative design of swirling Rococo arabesques of flowers and foliage.
- In some paintings this element takes the form of a single continuous line, while in others it includes shorter line fragments drifting off as disembodied arabesques.
- Elsewhere in his oeuvre, Aboriginal dot patterns, Islamic arabesques and Chinese fire motifs lend a mystical, ancient aspect to his art.
- Cassatt's color prints, with their spatial compression, play of abstract patterns, bold blocks of color, and arabesque lines, fulfilled the conditions of this new symbolist art.
- These elements are set against a large field in shades of pink, swept with arabesques of grays and dashes of white, sometimes with light impasto in the brushwork.
- A single-panel work has arabesques of vines and blooms surrounding the word ‘OOPS!’
- He draws arabesques with charcoal and thinned black acrylic, creating labyrinths of interconnected markings often structured by a loose grid.
- Such circles and lines, plus arabesques and rectilinear passages, occur in most of the work that follows.
- The exterior is in typical late Victorian style, the arabesque influences and designs preserved for the interior.
- ‘The arabesque patterns symbolize the five important attributes of the Koran,’ he continues.
Synonyms
elaborate, ornate, fancy
3Music
A passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody.
Example sentencesExamples
- The movement had the dreamy, almost improvisatory aura of an arabesque.
- Now, however, each melody becomes enwrapped in a vocal arabesque of such complexity that it almost vanishes and the sounds being made are not only intrusive but downright unpleasant.
- The balance between instruments is especially fine when the inner voices begin to spin their own tentative arabesques.
- The Beauty Pill are a surgically precise band whose compositions perform limber arabesques without losing a step, and Clark's homespun production accentuates every contortion.
- The orchestra provides ‘a resonating environment’ for the melodies and arabesques of the flute.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian arabesco 'in the Arabic style', from arabo 'Arab'.

Rhymes

burlesque, Dantesque, desk, grotesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque

Definition of arabesque in US English:

arabesque

nounˌerəˈbeskˌɛrəˈbɛsk

1Ballet
A posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward.
Example sentencesExamples
- The height of the extended legs in the arabesques was uniform throughout the shades and the spacing between dancers was as close to perfection as one could reasonably wish.
- Ballet classes have begun right here in Chiswick, aimed not at schoolgirls or internationally acclaimed dancing stars, but at adults who may never have performed a pointe or an arabesque in their lives.
- Three men in white shirts, black pants and starched ties do wobbly arabesques as if struggling against the wind.
- The initial twelve-minute aerial dance found them on a rope suspended from the ceiling, executing arabesques while spinning with sublime grace.
- With their sculptural groupings of precisely calibrated arabesques, these dances distilled Ashton's personal classicism to pure essence.
2An ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration.
as modifier arabesque scrolls
Example sentencesExamples
- Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint.
- The exterior is in typical late Victorian style, the arabesque influences and designs preserved for the interior.
- The curtain's incised pattern of soft green, stemlike arabesques recalls 19 th-century wallpaper design and, at the same time, snakes or lizards curling into themselves.
- He draws arabesques with charcoal and thinned black acrylic, creating labyrinths of interconnected markings often structured by a loose grid.
- Of Near Eastern inspiration are the arabesques, ogees, scrolls, and flower heads outlined in raised gold paste.
- A single-panel work has arabesques of vines and blooms surrounding the word ‘OOPS!’
- It is to be noted that in ‘classical’ Islamic architecture in Persia, decoration took the form of very geometric carving - arabesque - in intricate patterns, as well as verses from the Koran.
- Cassatt's color prints, with their spatial compression, play of abstract patterns, bold blocks of color, and arabesque lines, fulfilled the conditions of this new symbolist art.
- Add to this a loose, flowing pattern of arabesques and vines, rendered in paint and other mediums.
- These elements are set against a large field in shades of pink, swept with arabesques of grays and dashes of white, sometimes with light impasto in the brushwork.
- Elsewhere in his oeuvre, Aboriginal dot patterns, Islamic arabesques and Chinese fire motifs lend a mystical, ancient aspect to his art.
- In his late style the backgrounds are light, the register of colour is greatly heightened, and the emphasis is on the decorative design of swirling Rococo arabesques of flowers and foliage.
- ‘The arabesque patterns symbolize the five important attributes of the Koran,’ he continues.
- Such circles and lines, plus arabesques and rectilinear passages, occur in most of the work that follows.
- The latter's designs for arabesques of ironwork for garden gates, are still to be found in the Stifling papers in Glasgow.
- Matisse said he was possessed at this point by a love of line and of the arabesque - ‘those givers of life’ - which stirred his senses and appeased his spirit.
- Yet Matisse continued to work in this trademark style, with its emphasis on arabesque lines, bright colors and decoration, throughout his long artistic life.
- In some paintings this element takes the form of a single continuous line, while in others it includes shorter line fragments drifting off as disembodied arabesques.
- It is decorated with birds and various animals set against a lush pattern of arabesques - intricate patterns of interlaced lines.
- Italian sgraffito designs were mostly scrolls or arabesque patterns.
Synonyms
elaborate, ornate, fancy
3Music
A passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody.
Example sentencesExamples
- The movement had the dreamy, almost improvisatory aura of an arabesque.
- Now, however, each melody becomes enwrapped in a vocal arabesque of such complexity that it almost vanishes and the sounds being made are not only intrusive but downright unpleasant.
- The Beauty Pill are a surgically precise band whose compositions perform limber arabesques without losing a step, and Clark's homespun production accentuates every contortion.
- The balance between instruments is especially fine when the inner voices begin to spin their own tentative arabesques.
- The orchestra provides ‘a resonating environment’ for the melodies and arabesques of the flute.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian arabesco ‘in the Arabic style’, from arabo ‘Arab’.

单词	arabesque
释义	Definition of arabesque in English: arabesque noun ˌarəˈbɛskˌɛrəˈbɛsk 1Ballet 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. Example sentencesExamples With their sculptural groupings of precisely calibrated arabesques, these dances distilled Ashton's personal classicism to pure essence. Three men in white shirts, black pants and starched ties do wobbly arabesques as if struggling against the wind. The initial twelve-minute aerial dance found them on a rope suspended from the ceiling, executing arabesques while spinning with sublime grace. Ballet classes have begun right here in Chiswick, aimed not at schoolgirls or internationally acclaimed dancing stars, but at adults who may never have performed a pointe or an arabesque in their lives. The height of the extended legs in the arabesques was uniform throughout the shades and the spacing between dancers was as close to perfection as one could reasonably wish. 2An ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art. as modifier arabesque scrolls Example sentencesExamples Add to this a loose, flowing pattern of arabesques and vines, rendered in paint and other mediums. Italian sgraffito designs were mostly scrolls or arabesque patterns. Matisse said he was possessed at this point by a love of line and of the arabesque - ‘those givers of life’ - which stirred his senses and appeased his spirit. It is decorated with birds and various animals set against a lush pattern of arabesques - intricate patterns of interlaced lines. Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint. Of Near Eastern inspiration are the arabesques, ogees, scrolls, and flower heads outlined in raised gold paste. The curtain's incised pattern of soft green, stemlike arabesques recalls 19 th-century wallpaper design and, at the same time, snakes or lizards curling into themselves. The latter's designs for arabesques of ironwork for garden gates, are still to be found in the Stifling papers in Glasgow. Yet Matisse continued to work in this trademark style, with its emphasis on arabesque lines, bright colors and decoration, throughout his long artistic life. It is to be noted that in ‘classical’ Islamic architecture in Persia, decoration took the form of very geometric carving - arabesque - in intricate patterns, as well as verses from the Koran. In his late style the backgrounds are light, the register of colour is greatly heightened, and the emphasis is on the decorative design of swirling Rococo arabesques of flowers and foliage. In some paintings this element takes the form of a single continuous line, while in others it includes shorter line fragments drifting off as disembodied arabesques. Elsewhere in his oeuvre, Aboriginal dot patterns, Islamic arabesques and Chinese fire motifs lend a mystical, ancient aspect to his art. Cassatt's color prints, with their spatial compression, play of abstract patterns, bold blocks of color, and arabesque lines, fulfilled the conditions of this new symbolist art. These elements are set against a large field in shades of pink, swept with arabesques of grays and dashes of white, sometimes with light impasto in the brushwork. A single-panel work has arabesques of vines and blooms surrounding the word ‘OOPS!’ He draws arabesques with charcoal and thinned black acrylic, creating labyrinths of interconnected markings often structured by a loose grid. Such circles and lines, plus arabesques and rectilinear passages, occur in most of the work that follows. The exterior is in typical late Victorian style, the arabesque influences and designs preserved for the interior. ‘The arabesque patterns symbolize the five important attributes of the Koran,’ he continues. Synonyms elaborate, ornate, fancy 3Music A passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. Example sentencesExamples The movement had the dreamy, almost improvisatory aura of an arabesque. Now, however, each melody becomes enwrapped in a vocal arabesque of such complexity that it almost vanishes and the sounds being made are not only intrusive but downright unpleasant. The balance between instruments is especially fine when the inner voices begin to spin their own tentative arabesques. The Beauty Pill are a surgically precise band whose compositions perform limber arabesques without losing a step, and Clark's homespun production accentuates every contortion. The orchestra provides ‘a resonating environment’ for the melodies and arabesques of the flute. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian arabesco 'in the Arabic style', from arabo 'Arab'. Rhymes burlesque, Dantesque, desk, grotesque, humoresque, Junoesque, Kafkaesque, Moresque, picaresque, picturesque, plateresque, Pythonesque, Romanesque, sculpturesque, statuesque Definition of arabesque in US English: arabesque nounˌerəˈbeskˌɛrəˈbɛsk 1Ballet A posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward. Example sentencesExamples The height of the extended legs in the arabesques was uniform throughout the shades and the spacing between dancers was as close to perfection as one could reasonably wish. Ballet classes have begun right here in Chiswick, aimed not at schoolgirls or internationally acclaimed dancing stars, but at adults who may never have performed a pointe or an arabesque in their lives. Three men in white shirts, black pants and starched ties do wobbly arabesques as if struggling against the wind. The initial twelve-minute aerial dance found them on a rope suspended from the ceiling, executing arabesques while spinning with sublime grace. With their sculptural groupings of precisely calibrated arabesques, these dances distilled Ashton's personal classicism to pure essence. 2An ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration. as modifier arabesque scrolls Example sentencesExamples Other panels are decorated with arabesques consisting of delicate scrolls incorporating stylized sunflowers and anthemia rendered in very thin lines of ivory-colored paint. The exterior is in typical late Victorian style, the arabesque influences and designs preserved for the interior. The curtain's incised pattern of soft green, stemlike arabesques recalls 19 th-century wallpaper design and, at the same time, snakes or lizards curling into themselves. He draws arabesques with charcoal and thinned black acrylic, creating labyrinths of interconnected markings often structured by a loose grid. Of Near Eastern inspiration are the arabesques, ogees, scrolls, and flower heads outlined in raised gold paste. A single-panel work has arabesques of vines and blooms surrounding the word ‘OOPS!’ It is to be noted that in ‘classical’ Islamic architecture in Persia, decoration took the form of very geometric carving - arabesque - in intricate patterns, as well as verses from the Koran. Cassatt's color prints, with their spatial compression, play of abstract patterns, bold blocks of color, and arabesque lines, fulfilled the conditions of this new symbolist art. Add to this a loose, flowing pattern of arabesques and vines, rendered in paint and other mediums. These elements are set against a large field in shades of pink, swept with arabesques of grays and dashes of white, sometimes with light impasto in the brushwork. Elsewhere in his oeuvre, Aboriginal dot patterns, Islamic arabesques and Chinese fire motifs lend a mystical, ancient aspect to his art. In his late style the backgrounds are light, the register of colour is greatly heightened, and the emphasis is on the decorative design of swirling Rococo arabesques of flowers and foliage. ‘The arabesque patterns symbolize the five important attributes of the Koran,’ he continues. Such circles and lines, plus arabesques and rectilinear passages, occur in most of the work that follows. The latter's designs for arabesques of ironwork for garden gates, are still to be found in the Stifling papers in Glasgow. Matisse said he was possessed at this point by a love of line and of the arabesque - ‘those givers of life’ - which stirred his senses and appeased his spirit. Yet Matisse continued to work in this trademark style, with its emphasis on arabesque lines, bright colors and decoration, throughout his long artistic life. In some paintings this element takes the form of a single continuous line, while in others it includes shorter line fragments drifting off as disembodied arabesques. It is decorated with birds and various animals set against a lush pattern of arabesques - intricate patterns of interlaced lines. Italian sgraffito designs were mostly scrolls or arabesque patterns. Synonyms elaborate, ornate, fancy 3Music A passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. Example sentencesExamples The movement had the dreamy, almost improvisatory aura of an arabesque. Now, however, each melody becomes enwrapped in a vocal arabesque of such complexity that it almost vanishes and the sounds being made are not only intrusive but downright unpleasant. The Beauty Pill are a surgically precise band whose compositions perform limber arabesques without losing a step, and Clark's homespun production accentuates every contortion. The balance between instruments is especially fine when the inner voices begin to spin their own tentative arabesques. The orchestra provides ‘a resonating environment’ for the melodies and arabesques of the flute. Origin Mid 17th century: from French, from Italian arabesco ‘in the Arabic style’, from arabo ‘Arab’.
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