arabesquenoun
uk/ˌær.əˈbesk/us/ˌer.əˈbesk/arabesque noun (DANCE)
[ C ] a position in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg with the other leg held out straight behind
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Dance & choreography
- ballerina
- ballet
- ballet shoe
- ballroom dancing
- barn dance
- ceilidh
- corps de ballet
- dance studio
- dancer
- fandango
- flamenco
- foxtrot
- pirouette
- pointes
- polka
- prima ballerina
- quickstep
- rumba
- strut your stuff idiom
- war dance
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arabesque noun (ART)
[ C or U ] a type of design based on flowers, leaves, and branches twisted together, found especially in Islamic art
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Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- argyle
- bar
- cake
- candy-striped
- contour
- geometry
- grain
- misshapen
- motif
- mottled
- paisley
- pattern
- silhouette
- spotted
- striped
- stripy
- styloid
- take shape idiom
- tartan
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