Cufic

[ kyoo-fik ]

adjective

1. Kufic.

Cufic

/ ˈkjuː-; ˈkuːfɪk /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kufic

Example Sentences

It is made of masonry, and down one side there runs a column on which are inscribed ancient Arabian and Cufic numerals, or what answer for numerals.

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Decorations of Cufic mottoes are effective, but they can never compete with a Parthenon frieze, with a Chartres or Santiago portal.

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Two inscriptions in Cufic characters surround the vase, but they, it would seem, are merely ornamental and destitute of meaning.

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The decorations consist chiefly of inscriptions in Cufic characters.

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Then come Cufic inscriptions on a blue ground and ugly female heads of the sixteenth century.

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