Antonyms for arabesque
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ar-uh-besk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌær əˈbɛsk |
Definition of arabesque
Origin :- 1610s, "Moorish or Arabic ornamental design," from French arabesque (16c.), from Italian arabesco, from Arabo "Arab," with reference to Moorish architecture. As a ballet pose, first attested 1830. Musical sense, in reference to an ornamented theme, is from 1864, originally the title given by Robert Schumann to one of his piano pieces.
- As in decoration : noun particular type of embellishment
- As in embroidery : noun fancy stitching
- When all was ready, he drew some arabesque forms with his pencil on the board.
- Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
- A "Schumannesque" is written closely on the lines of Schumann's "Arabesque."
- Extract from : « Contemporary American Composers » by Rupert Hughes
- There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
- Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
- The ceiling and walls were rich with tessellated and arabesque work.
- Extract from : « The Pirate City » by R.M. Ballantyne
- His sketches of life are arabesque in their strange combinations.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain » by Archibald Henderson
- These are cut in arabesque designs, and many of them are very handsome.
- Extract from : « English Heraldic Book-stamps » by Cyril Davenport
- On the arabesque in which the painting is set is a cartel inscribed with name and date.
- Extract from : « Pintoricchio » by Evelyn March Phillipps
- The secretary absently drew an arabesque on the blotting-pad.
- Extract from : « Tales Of Men And Ghosts » by Edith Wharton
- And now you just sit down at that piano and play me Debussy's 'Arabesque.'
- Extract from : « Three Soldiers » by John Dos Passos
- Both girls were playing with an ear for the "Arabesque" on the other side of the wall.
- Extract from : « The School by the Sea » by Angela Brazil
Synonyms for arabesque
- adornment
- appliqué
- arabesque
- bargello
- bauble
- braid
- brocade
- color
- crewel
- crochet
- cross-stitch
- curlicue
- decoration
- design
- dingbat
- doodad
- extravagance
- fandangle
- festoon
- filigree
- finery
- flounce
- flourish
- fretwork
- frill
- frippery
- furbelow
- fuss
- garbage
- garnish
- garniture
- gewgaws
- gilt
- gimcracks
- gingerbread
- inlay
- jazz
- lace
- lacery
- needlepoint
- needlework
- ornament
- parquetry
- plaque
- quilting
- ribbon
- sampler
- scroll
- sequin
- spangle
- tapestry
- tatting
- thing
- tinsel
- tooling
- tracery
- trimming
- trinket
- wreath
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