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ara·besque [ˌærəˈbesk] N ART

arabesque

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Common motifs include scrolling vine networks, arabesques, palmettes, cloud bands, medallions, and overlapping geometric compartments rather than animals and humans. en.wikipedia.org

Arabesque patterns also decorated everyday items such as cups and containers. en.wikipedia.org

Here too, however, lines and planes take the forms of arabesques and decorative patterns. en.wikipedia.org

Recessed on each side of the vestibule are "mahfils" (tribune for mezzins), richly decorated with tiles and whose ceilings are filled with complex roseate arabesques. en.wikipedia.org

The painted decoration consists of a series of panels with allegorical representations, puttos, flowers, vegetable motifs and arabesques. en.wikipedia.org

Arabesque is also used as a term for complex freehand pen flourishes in drawing or other graphic media. en.wikipedia.org

It uses elements of classical ballet, such as turn-out, demi-pointe, extensions, turns, arabesques, and other ballet steps. en.wikipedia.org

The arabesque was blue, just like the whales. en.wikipedia.org

A carved plaster band of floral arabesques adorns the northern wall, while the east and west walls bear two ornamental plaster medallions. en.wikipedia.org

They can be considered a particular type of arabesque. en.wikipedia.org

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