† rebesk, a. Obs.—0
[Aphetic f. arabesque; cf. It. rabesco (Florio).]
= arabesque a. 1.
| 1611 Cotgr., Arabesque, Rebeske worke; a small and curious flourishing. 1656 in Blount (hence in Phillips, etc.). |
† rebesk, a. Obs.—0
[Aphetic f. arabesque; cf. It. rabesco (Florio).]
= arabesque a. 1.
| 1611 Cotgr., Arabesque, Rebeske worke; a small and curious flourishing. 1656 in Blount (hence in Phillips, etc.). |
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