Arabesque (ahr-re-besk)
An item that is arabesque has intricate decorative patterns, involving intertwining lines and sometimes includes flowers, animals, and fruits.
Borders of gold and fancy arabesques surround the arabic script on every page of this ancient edition of the Koran.
(Sources: Mastering The Miller Analogies Test, Arco, 2006; http://www.milleranalogies.com/; http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/01/what-is-the-koran/4024/; http://waeshael.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/koran2.jpg)
Compiled by Patricia Ladensack as a study guide for Otto Ladensack
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