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The answer ARABESQUE has 29 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of arabesque in various dictionaries:
noun - position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
noun - an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
A ballet position in which the dancer bends forward while standing on one straight leg with the arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward.
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| Meaning "an ornament in Islamic style", it's a fanciful piano piece or a ballet pose |
| The name of this classic ballet pose is derived from the name of a peninsula |
| Meaning made or done in the Arabic fashion, this adjective is used in music, interior design & ballet |
| It's the fundamental position seen here |
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| Music An ornate, whimsical composition especially for piano. |
| An intricate or elaborate pattern or design: "the fluctuating shapes of a cloudscape, the complex arabesque of a camera movement, the blink of a character's eye ( Nigel Andrews). |
| In the fashion of or formed as an arabesque. |
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The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration consisting of "surface decorations based on rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines, often combined with other elements. Another definition is "Foliate ornament, used in the Islamic world, typically using leaves, derived from stylised half-palmettes, which were combined with spiralling stems". It usually consists of a single design which can be 'tiled' or seamlessly repeated as many times as desired. Within the very wide range of Eurasian decorative art that includes motifs matching this basic definition, the term "arabesque" is used consistently as a technical term by art historians to describe only elements of the decoration found in two phases: Islamic art from about the 9th century onwards, and European decorative art from the Renaissance onwards. Interlace and scroll decoration are terms used for most other types of similar patterns. * Arabesques are a fundamental element of Islamic art b |