From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharabesquear‧a‧besque /ˌærəˈbesk/ noun [countable] 1 APDa position in ballet, in which you stand on one foot with the other leg stretched out straight behind you2 CFa decorative pattern of flowing lines
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arabesque• When the Young Girl first dances with her Cousin her arabesques are tentative but outward-going.• But the roofs' inventive arabesques Turn black against a sky of jade.Origin arabesque (1600-1700) French Italian arabesco “in Arabian style” 