- Alhambresque
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/al'ham bresk"/, adj.resembling the elaborately fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra in Spain.[1860-65; ALHAMBR(A) + -ESQUE]
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Alhambresque
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Alhambresque — [al΄ham bresk′] adj. like the Alhambra, especially in richness of ornamentation … English World dictionary
Alhambresque — Alhambraic Al ham*bra ic, Alhambresque Al ham*bresque (?; 277), a. Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alhambresque — al·ham·bresque … English syllables
alhambresque — /ælhæmˈbrɛsk/ (say alham bresk) adjective resembling the fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra. {See Alhambra} …
alhambresque — … Useful english dictionary
alhambra — palais et forteresse des rois maures à Grenade (XIIIe XIVe s.): cour des Lions, jardins du Generalife, résidence d été. ⇒ALHAMBRA, subst. masc. Construction qui, par ses dimensions, sa magnificence ou la profusion de ses ornements, rappelle le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Al|ham|bra|ic — «AL ham BRAY ihk», adjective. = Alhambresque. (Cf. ↑Alhambresque) … Useful english dictionary
Alhambraic — Al ham*bra ic, Alhambresque Al ham*bresque (?; 277), a. Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-esque — Suffixe, de l ital. esco, à la manière de (ex.: gigantesque, dantesque). ⇒ ESQUE, suff. Suff. formateur d adj. dér. de noms communs, de noms propres et d adj. et qui indiquent une ressemblance, une manière d être ou d agir dont on accuse l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Moorish architecture — noun a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe shaped arches • Syn: ↑Moorish • Derivationally related forms: ↑Moorish (for: ↑Moorish) • Hypernyms: ↑architec … Useful english dictionary
