English-Thai Dictionary

arabesque

N ลาย แบบ อาห รับ  lai-beab-ar-rab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARABESQUE, ARABESKY

a.[See Arabian. ] 1. In the manner of the Arabians; applied to ornaments consisting of imaginary foliage, stalks, plants, etc. , in which there are no figures of animals.
2. The Arabic language. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARABESQUE

Ar `a *besque ", n. Etym: [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab. ]

 

Defn: A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc. , as well as figures of men and animals, real or imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.

 

Note: It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and Arabic decorative art. (See Moresque. ) The arabesques of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.

 

ARABESQUE

ARABESQUE Ar `a *besque ", a.

 

1. Arabian. [Obs. ]

 

2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.

 

ARABESQUED

ARABESQUED Ar `a *besqued ", a.

 

Defn: Ornamented in the style of arabesques.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arabesque

ar a besque |ˌarəˈbesk ˈˌɛrəˈbɛsk | ▶noun 1 an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in Arabic or Moorish decoration: [ as modifier ] : arabesque scrolls. • Music a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. 2 Ballet a posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian arabesco ‘in the Arabic style, ’ from arabo ‘Arab. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

arabesque

arabesque |ˌarəˈbɛsk | ▶noun 1 Ballet a posture in which one leg is extended backwards at right angles, the torso bent forwards, and the arms outstretched, one forwards and one backwards. 2 an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines, originally found in ancient Islamic art: [ as modifier ] : arabesque scrolls. 3 Music a passage or composition with fanciful ornamentation of the melody. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from Italian arabesco ‘in the Arabic style ’, from arabo ‘Arab ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Arabesque

Ara besque Substantiv, feminin Ballett , die |…ˈbɛsk |die Arabesque; Genitiv: der Arabesque, Plural: die Arabesques |[…ˈbɛsk ]|Tanzpose auf einem Standbein, bei der das andere Bein gestreckt nach hinten angehoben ist

 

French Dictionary

arabesque

arabesque n. f. nom féminin Ornement composé de feuillages entrelacés, de lignes courbes. : Des arabesques délicates.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arabesque

ar a besque /æ̀rəbésk /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 1 C U 〘美 〙唐草 [アラビア ]模様 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗唐草模様の, 凝った意匠の .2 C 〘バレエ 〙アラベスク (のポーズ ).3 C 〘楽 〙アラベスク 〘華やかな小曲 〙.