elegant arts

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• élégant — élégant, ante (é lé gan, gan t ) adj. 1°   Qui a de l élégance. Costume élégant. Taille élégante. Une élégante tournure. Auteur élégant. Style élégant. •   Imitons de Marot l élégant badinage, BOILEAU Art poét. I. •   Ô malheureux l auteur dont… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• élégant — ÉLÉGANT, ANTE. adj. Qui a de l élégance. Un discours élégant. Façon de parler élégante. Tour élégant. Tournure élégante. Mot élégant. Termes élégans. Auteur élégant. Il se dit aussi, par extension, De tous les ouvrages des Arts susceptibles d… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

• arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …   Universalium

• ARTS AND CRAFTS —    The English Arts and Crafts movement was first introduced in the 1860s by the English artist, writer, and socialist William Morris. With a particular focus on higher standards of handcrafted work that was more accessible to the growing middle… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Arts Tower — Infobox Skyscraper building name = Arts Tower built = 1961 1965 status = completed use = Education caption = Arts Tower which houses many of the departments of the faculty of Arts previous building = location = Sheffield, England roof = 78m… …   Wikipedia

• The fine arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The industrial arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The liberal arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The mechanical arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The useful arts — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium