arabesque — [ arabɛsk ] n. f. • 1611; « arabe » 1546; it. arabesco « arabe, qui est propre aux Arabes » 1 ♦ Art Ornement (à la manière arabe) formé de lettres, de lignes, de feuillages entrelacés. ⇒ entrelacs, rinceau. Les « parchemins translucides couverts… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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Arabesque — Ar a*besque , a. 1. Arabian. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arabesque TV — Arabesque is an Arabic language pay tv channel, owned by Arab Digital Distribution. Arabesque commonly known as ART, broadcasts via Hotbird and Nilesat satellites to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. Its direct competitors in the Arab… … Wikipedia
arabesque — ARABESQUE. adj. Dans le genre des Arabes. Il se dit en particulier Du genre d Architecture qui a précédé la restauration des Arts. Le genrearabesque. On le fait quelquefois substantif. L Arabesque. Il excelle dans l Arabesque.Arabesques. s. fém.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
arabesque — comme nous disons langue Arabesque, Arabica lingua. A l Arabesque, Arabico more … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Arabesque — Ar a*besque , n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab.] 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arabesque — (n.) 1610s, Moorish or Arabic ornamental design, from Fr. arabesque (16c.), from It. arabesco, from Arabo Arab, with reference to Moorish architecture. As a ballet pose, first attested 1830. Musical sense, in reference to an ornamented theme, is… … Etymology dictionary
arabesque — [ar΄ə besk′, er΄ə bsk′] n. [Fr < It arabesco < Arabo, Arab < Ar ʼarab: with reference to the designs in Moorish architecture] 1. a complex and elaborate decorative design of intertwined lines suggesting flowers, foliage, animals,… … English World dictionary
Arabesque — Comédie de Stanley Donen, d après un roman de Gordon Votler, avec Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren. Pays: États Unis Date de sortie: 1966 Technique: couleurs Durée: 1 h 40 Résumé Un professeur de langues anciennes se trouve mêlé à un… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
arabesque — ► NOUN 1) Ballet a posture in which one leg is extended horizontally backwards and the arms are outstretched. 2) an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines. 3) Music a passage with a highly ornamented melody. ORIGIN French, from … English terms dictionary
