ar·a·besque
 /ˌerəˈbɛsk/  noun  ,  pl   -besques
  1 [  count  ] : a complicated decorative design made with many lines that curve and cross each other
  2 : a ballet position in which the dancer stands on one foot and holds one arm forward while the other arm and leg are held out behind
   [  count  ] The students practiced their arabesques.
   [  noncount  ] She held her arms in arabesque.
  arabesque  adj  
   an arabesque pattern