'arabesque' definitions:
Definition of 'arabesque'
(from WordNet)
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
Synonyms of 'arabesque'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acciaccatura,
- appoggiatura,
- baroque,
- baroqueness,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- cadence,
- cadenza,
- cancellation,
- chinoiserie,
- coloratura,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- division,
- elaborateness,
- elegance,
- embellishment,
- fanciness,
- filigree,
- fineness,
- fioritura,
- flamboyance,
- flight,
- floridity,
- floridness,
- flourish,
- floweriness,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- grace,
- grace note,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- incidental,
- incidental note,
- interlacement,
- intertexture,
- intertwinement,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- long mordent,
- luxuriance,
- luxuriousness,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- mordent,
- moresque,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- ornament,
- ostentation,
- overelaborateness,
- overelegance,
- overornamentation,
- passage,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- pralltriller,
- raddle,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- richness,
- riddle,
- rococo,
- roulade,
- run,
- screen,
- screening,
- sieve,
- single mordent,
- texture,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- turn,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- wicker,
- wickerwork