| arabesque | (noun) an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design | - |
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| (noun) position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose | - |
| burlesque | (noun) a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | - |
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| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| desquamation | (noun) loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales | Synonyms: peeling, shedding |
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| esquire | (noun) (Middle Ages) an attendant and shield bearer to a knight; a candidate for knighthood | - |
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| grotesque | (noun) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | - |
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| grotesqueness | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesquerie, grotesquery |
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| grotesquerie | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquery |
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| grotesquery | (noun) ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion | Synonyms: grotesqueness, grotesquerie |
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| mesquit | (noun) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar | Synonyms: mesquite |
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| mesquite | (noun) any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar | Synonyms: mesquit |
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| picturesqueness | (noun) visually vivid and pleasing | - |
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| (noun) the quality of being strikingly expressive or vivid | - |
| sesquicentennial | (noun) the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it) | - |
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| sesquipedalia | (noun) a very long word (a foot and a half long) | Synonyms: sesquipedalian |
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| sesquipedalian | (noun) a very long word (a foot and a half long) | Synonyms: sesquipedalia |
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| sesquipedality | (noun) using long words | - |
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