n. 阿拉伯式花饰

Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, a.
1. Arabian. [Obs.]

2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called
arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.


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, real or
imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.

Note: It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and
appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and
Arabic decorative art. (See {Moresque}.) The arabesques
of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.