Muqarnas

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of corbel used for decoration in Islamic and Persian architecture.

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honeycombhoneycomb work

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَرْنَص (muqarnaṣ) (passive participle of قَرْنِيص (qarnīṣ), from Ancient Greek κορωνίς (korōnís, “curved”)), or Persian مقرنس (moqarnas).

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