- ar|a|besque
- ar|a|besque «AR uh BEHSK», noun, adjective, verb, -besqued, -besqu|ing.–n.1. a kind of ornament in which flowers, foliage, fruits, and geometrical figures are represented in a fancifully combined pattern, used especially for the decoration of Arabian Oriental rugs and for walls and ceilings.2. a ballet pose in which the dancer stands (either erect or bent at the waist) on one leg, extending the other at right angles to it, with the arms held in any of various positions.3. a fanciful, ornamental musical passage or piece: »
... an arabesque of right-hand chords and arpeggios (Whitney Balliett).
–adj.1. carved or painted in arabesque.–v.t.to decorate with or in the style of arabesques.–v.i.to execute an arabesque in ballet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.