ARABESQUE


Meaning of ARABESQUE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ a-r ə - ' besk, ˌ er- ə

Function: adjective

Etymology: French, from Italian arabesco Arabian in fashion, from arabo Arabian, from Latin Arabus

Date: circa 1656

: of, relating to, or being in the style of arabesque or an arabesque

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