Tessellations have been used to create decorative motifs in both textiles and architecture since ancient times.
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Motifs
Synonyms for "motifs" (131 found)
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leitmotivlinelistliving issuelocal colormain pointmattermatter in handmeasuremeatmoodmotivemovementmythosnational stylenoteornamentornamental motifpatternperiod style
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peripeteiaphraseplanplotpointpoint at issuepoint in questionproblemquestionrecognitionrefrainrepeated figurerising actionrubricruffleschemesecondary plotselvagesettingskirtingslantstorystructurestylesubjectsubject mattersubject of thoughtsubplotsubstanceswitchsymboltastetextthematic developmentthreadtonetopictouchtrimmingtunetwistvalancewelt
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She painted Berber motifs on the pottery.
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Flowers and geometric motifs were painted on the interior walls.
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Tudor pennons were highly decorated with slogans and heraldic motifs.
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