arabesque

n. intricate Arabic ornament; short fanciful piece (Music); ballet posture

An element of Islamic art usually found decorating the walls of mosques, the arabesque is an elaborative application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals. The choice of which geometric forms are to be used and how they are to be formatted is based upon the Islamic view of the world. To Muslims, these forms, taken together, constitute an infinite pattern that extends beyond the visible material world. To many in the Islamic world, they in fact symbolize the infinite, and therefore uncentralized, nature of the creation of the one God (Allah). Furthermore, the Islamic Arabesque artist conveys a definite spirituality without the iconography of Christian art.
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Noun
1. position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
(hypernym) ballet position
2. an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation

adj. arabesque, in the fashion of or formed as an arabesque

n. arabesque, intricate Arabic ornament; short fanciful piece (Music); ballet posture; quirk

v. adorn with arabesque