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# arabesque

noun (arabesques)

«arabesque» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A decoration of flowing lines, leaves and curls, often repeated in a pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/#m1)
2. (ballet) A pose on one leg with the other leg stretched out straight behind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/#m2)

### In the lessons

a decoration on cloth, walls or gates in tales; in dance, a graceful pose

### Examples

- The gate had a pretty arabesque of leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/#x1)
- The sleeves were stitched with arabesques of roses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/#x2)
- The dancer held an arabesque on one toe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «arabesque» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arabesque/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arabesque» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arabesque.html) on Mova free.