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Ar`a*besque" (&unr_;), n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab.] 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.
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&hand_; It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See Moresque.) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.
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Ar`a*besque", a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.]
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2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.
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