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arabesque

[ar-uh-besk] / ˌær əˈbɛsk /




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Most tourists make the trek from Lisbon to Sintra, the Unesco-designated site of the curiously Arabesque summer palace built by Portuguese kings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"We need to put action to the promises," said Arabesque president Daniel Klier.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2021

The six options for customization include sleeves with wrap-around ruffles, couture-inspired pouf sleeves, feather-embellished sleeves, ruffled cuffs, sequined floral embroidery or beaded Arabesque embroidery as well as monogramming.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2020

Listen to Valse Lente and Arabesque, both miniatures that have a surface of the nonchalant style that’s so reminiscent of that period of French music, but with an undercoat of wistful pain.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2020

A "Schumannesque" is written closely on the lines of Schumann's "Arabesque."

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert




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