All arabesque synonyms

noun arabesque

• color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
• wreath — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
• ornament — an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part: architectural ornaments.
• trinket — a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.
• finery — fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
• design — When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
• ribbon — a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
• plaque — a thin, flat plate or tablet of metal, porcelain, etc., intended for ornament, as on a wall, or set in a piece of furniture.
• decoration — The decoration of a room is its furniture, wallpaper, and ornaments.
• tapestry — a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
• brocade — Brocade is a thick, expensive material, often made of silk, with a raised pattern on it.
• needlepoint — embroidery upon canvas, usually with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern.
• quilting — a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.
• lace — a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
• garbage — discarded animal and vegetable matter, as from a kitchen; refuse.
• spangle — a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used especially for decorating garments.
• doodad — a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
• filigree — delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, especially lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques.
• flounce — to go with impatient or impetuous, exaggerated movements: The star flounced out of the studio in a rage.
• bauble — A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery.
• frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
• braid — Braid is a narrow piece of decorated cloth or twisted threads, which is used to decorate clothes or curtains.
• frill — a trimming, as a strip of cloth or lace, gathered at one edge and left loose at the other; ruffle.
• dingbat — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
• inlay — to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface: to inlay a chest with lighter wood.
• garnish — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
• trimming — the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
• fuss — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
• jazz — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
• festoon — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
• gilt — a simple past tense and past participle of gild1 .
• flourish — to be in a vigorous state; thrive: a period in which art flourished.
• scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
• thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
• sequin — a small shining disk or spangle used for ornamentation, as on women's clothing and accessories or on theatrical costumes.
• fretwork — ornamental work consisting of interlacing parts, especially work in which the design is formed by perforation.
• furbelow — a ruffle or flounce, as on a woman's skirt or petticoat.
• tinsel — a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
• curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
• parquetry — mosaic work of wood used for floors, wainscoting, etc.; marquetry.
• gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
• adornment — An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful.
• needlework — the art, process, or product of working with a needle, especially in embroidery, needlepoint, tapestry, quilting, and appliqué.
• sampler — a person who samples.
• tracery — ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
• bargello — a needlepoint embroidery stitch producing a zigzag pattern
• crochet — Crochet is a way of making cloth out of cotton or wool by using a needle with a small hook at the end.
• tatting — the act or process of making a kind of knotted lace of cotton or linen thread with a shuttle.
• cross-stitch — Cross-stitch is a type of decorative sewing where one stitch crosses another.
• colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.