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| − | # An [[elaborate]] [[design]] of [[intertwine]]d [[floral]] [[figure]]s or [[complex]] [[geometrical]] [[pattern]]s. This [[ornamental]] design is mainly used in [[Islamic]] [[Art]] and [[architecture]] | + | # An [[elaborate]] [[design]] of [[intertwine]]d [[floral]] [[figure]]s or [[complex]] [[geometrical]] [[pattern]]s. This [[ornamental]] design is mainly used in [[Islamic]] [[Art]] and [[architecture]]. |
| | + | #*{{quote-book|year=1907|author=[[w:Robert W. Chambers|Robert Chambers]] |
| | + | |title=The Younger Set |
| | + | |chapter=5|url=http://openlibrary.org/works/OL8127246W |
| | + | |passage=The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ; … As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the '''arabesques''', foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as " near-aissance."}} |
| | # {{music}} An [[ornate]] [[composition]], especially for the [[piano]]. | | # {{music}} An [[ornate]] [[composition]], especially for the [[piano]]. |
| − | # {{ballet}} A [[dance]] position in which the [[dancer]] stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched | + | # {{ballet}} A [[dance]] position in which the [[dancer]] stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched. |
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