arabesque

Word family adjectivearabesquearabesqued

Related topics: Dance, Shapes, patterns

ar·a·besque /ˌærəˈbesk/ noun [countableC]

1. APDa position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you 〔芭蕾舞的〕阿拉贝斯克舞姿

2. CFa decorative pattern of flowing lines 阿拉伯式花饰

Examples from the Corpus

arabesque• When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.• But the roofs' inventive arabesques Turn black against a sky of jade.

Origin arabesque

(1600-1700) French Italian arabesco “in Arabian style”

词汇	arabesque
释义	arabesque Word family adjectivearabesquearabesqued Related topics: Dance, Shapes, patterns ar·a·besque /ˌærəˈbesk/ noun [countableC] 1. APDa position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you 〔芭蕾舞的〕阿拉贝斯克舞姿 2. CFa decorative pattern of flowing lines 阿拉伯式花饰 Examples from the Corpus arabesque• When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.• But the roofs' inventive arabesques Turn black against a sky of jade. Origin arabesque (1600-1700) French Italian arabesco “in Arabian style”
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