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Design Elements > Motifs > Arabesque

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Arabesque  

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  • n. A term borrowed from French, combined with English elements and modelled on an Italian item. A decorative pattern consisting of flowing lines (typically of branches, leaves, and flowers) that scroll or interlace. Also as a mass noun: decoration or ornamentation employing patterns of this type.

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