ataurique

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noun

The use in art or architecture of a repeating decorative motif consisting of a vegetal or floral pattern, especially as formerly practised in Islamic Spain and North Africa.

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Meanings

nounataurique (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use in art or architecture of a repeating decorative motif consisting of a vegetal or floral pattern, especially as formerly practised in Islamic Spain and North Africa.

    Completing the decoration are stylized ataurique motifs distinguished by asymmetrical leaves.

    1992, Jerrilynn D Dodds (Ed.), Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain, page 109
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    The profusion of ataurique throughout the palaces reminds us of their interdependence with the gardens that they frame or look out upon.

    2004, Robert Irwin, The Alhambra, Profile Books, published 2005, page 122
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