Alhambresque

[al-ham-bresk]

Al·ham·bresque

[al-ham-bresk]
adjective
resembling the elaborately fanciful style of ornamentation of the Alhambra in Spain.

Origin:
1860–65; Alhambr(a) + -esque
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Alhambresque is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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Alhambra (ælˈhæmbrə)
 
n
a citadel and palace in Granada, Spain, built for the Moorish kings during the 13th and 14th centuries: noted for its rich ornamentation
 
Alhambresque
 
adj

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