ataurique
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Completing the decoration are stylized ataurique motifs distinguished by asymmetrical leaves."
- "The profusion of ataurique throughout the palaces reminds us of their interdependence with the gardens that they frame or look out upon."