arabesque

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Recent Examples of arabesque An untitled painting by Mark Rothko, meanwhile, went for $5.1 million with fees on a $3 million high estimate, and Edgar Degas’s bronze sculpture Grande arabesque, troisième temps, the first lot of the evening, sold for $1.7 million with fees on a $600,000 high estimate. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Nov. 2024 The gold is entirely carved by hand and features detailed ornamental designs of arabesque garlands and elements of the Calatrava cross, all of which take more than 100 hours to engrave. Rebecca Suhrawardi, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024 With its arabesque archways and cantera verde-limewash walls, Texere could be just another beautiful home on the outskirts of Oaxaca. Catherine Tansey, Vogue, 25 July 2023 Not least within the spa complex’s dramatic centerpiece: a 20-meter pool featuring eight columns of arabesque marble, with sparkling niches of black-and-gold housing both relaxation areas and 19th-century replicas of classical statues. Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for arabesque
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Adjective
  • The palazzo is rococo — the architect restored it and put modern Italian furniture inside.
    Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025
  • To become Edna, Humphries would put on a mauve wig, an increasingly rococo pair of eyeglasses and a glittering gown that screeched conspicuous consumption.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • In Trier, Germany’s oldest city, Roman ruins, such as the Porta Nigra and imperial baths, blend seamlessly with baroque palaces and centuries-old scholarly libraries.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer Cécile McLorin Salvant will connect the dots between baroque, folk music and jazz.
    Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ghosh’s one-to-two-word lines, thick with luscious ls and ws, are at once ornate arrangements and liquid mouthfuls.
    Christopher Spaide August 1, Literary Hub, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The walls are chockablock with paintings of former presidents in heavily ornate gold frames.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Zinnias also attract butterflies with its showy flowers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • Netflix shows can do the same thing even with a binge model — but Pulse simply isn’t the same kind of big, showy event series as a Wednesday or Squid Game or even Department Q.
    Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025

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“Arabesque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arabesque. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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