Alhambresque

American

[al-ham-bresk] / ˌæl hæmˈbrɛsk /

adjective

resembling the elaborately fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra in Spain.

Etymology

Origin of Alhambresque

First recorded in 1860–65; Alhambr(a) + -esque

Example Sentences

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Alhambresque, al-ham′bresk, adj. after the style of the rich ornamentation of the Alhambra, a palace of the Moorish kings of Granada in Spain.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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