| 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 | - |
| arboresque | (adjective) resembling a tree in form and branching structure | Synonyms: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform, dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, tree-shaped, treelike |
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| bisque | (noun) a thick cream soup made from shellfish | - |
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| brusque | (adjective) marked by rude or peremptory shortness | Synonyms: brusk, curt, short |
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| burlesque | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of a burlesque | - |
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| (noun) a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease) | - |
| (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 |
| (verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: parody, spoof |
| casque | (noun) (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor | - |
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| churrigueresque | (adjective) having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation | Synonyms: baroque, churrigueresco |
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| grotesque | (adjective) ludicrously odd | Synonyms: antic, fantastic, fantastical |
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| (adjective) distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous | Synonyms: monstrous |
| (noun) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants | - |
| kafkaesque | (adjective) characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger | - |
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| masque | (noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: mask, masquerade, masquerade party |
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| mosque | (noun) (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret | - |
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| odalisque | (noun) a woman slave in a harem | - |
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| picaresque | (adjective) involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction | - |
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| picturesque | (adjective) suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture | - |
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| (adjective) strikingly expressive | - |
| risque | (adjective) suggestive of sexual impropriety | Synonyms: blue, gamey, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, spicy |
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| sculpturesque | (adjective) resembling sculpture | Synonyms: modeled, modelled, sculptural, sculptured |
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| statuesque | (adjective) suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: Junoesque |
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| (adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: stately |
| unpicturesque | (adjective) without beauty or charm | Synonyms: unlovely |
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