#arabesc

• Arabesque — As an adjective, it describes cultural, artistic, or linguistic elements specific to Arabs or the Islamic world; as a noun, it represents a complex linear ornament consisting of intertwined lines, floral, and geometric motifs characteristic of Islamic art, or a basic ballet position where the body is supported on one leg with the other extended backward.
• Arabesque (feminine) — The feminine form for the adjective 'arabesc'; it describes a manifestation, a culture, a writing, or a decoration specific to the Arab or Islamic space. In old literary terminology, it represents a short, fanciful writing richly ornamented with bizarre or exotic elements.
• Arabesques — The plural form of the noun 'arabesc'; it represents a succession or an assembly of complex ornaments, consisting of intertwined lines, sinuous curves, floral or geometric motifs found in Islamic art, or the figures and successive movements executed by ballet dancers according to classical choreographies.