n^i? o stolen works of art ftiSztARR o Her performance displayed great art.  MM 74# W ft£ 0 — see

also clip art, fine art 2 [U] examples of objects such as paintings, drawings or sculptures zlAt^cm; It Aft hr : an art gallery/exhibition HA it / o a collection of art and antiques — ftfc i|£ ?®t ty/tL A rrAJ A M. 3 [U] the skill of creating objects such as paintings and drawings, especially when you study it ztAftM: She’s good at art and design, ftfc jl -ft H A fP i£ it 0 0 an art teacher/student/college/class

M 4 the arts [pi.] art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group ( tfc ffc ) It A: lottery funding for the arts M     —see

also performing arts 5 [C] a type of visual or performing art HM'EA: Dance is a very theatrical art.

6 [C, usually pi.] the

subjects you can study at school or university which are not scientific, such as languages, history or literature fdflr ( iniHW, MH, ) : an arts degree —compare science(3) 7 [C, U] an ability or a skill that you can develop with training and practice ft fls; ft A; ft *5 :      a therapist trained in the art of

healing     M o Letter-writing is

a lost art nowadays. ^ 4*ft.Ji —# B i^ftJ5o

0                  Appearing confident at interviews is quite an art (= rather difficult).

£Ao IMI see fine adj.

m verb thou art (old use) used to mean ‘you are’, when talking to one person ( gp you are, X't—    )

art deco (also Art Deco) /,a:t 'dekau; NAmE ,a:rt ‘dekou/ noun [U] a popular style of decorative art in the 1920s and 1930s that has geometric shapes with clear out­lines and bright strong colours 3§tf|iE £ A ( E A A 20

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'art director noun 1 the person who is responsible for the pictures, photos, etc. in a magazine (       ) HA

the person who is responsible for the sets and props when a film/movie is being made (

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arte fact (also ar-ti-fact especially in NAmE) /'artifaekt; NAmE 'a:rt-/ noun (technical Ain) an object that is made by a person, especially sth of historical or cultural interest AliS,

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ar teri ole /ai'tiariaol; NAmE air'tirioul/ noun (anatomy ft?) a thin branch of an artery that leads off into

CAPILLARIES

ar terio scler osis /ai.tiariaoskla'rausis; NAmE air.tir- iouskla'rousis/ noun [U] (medical IM) a condition in which the walls of the arteries become thick and hard, making it difficult for blood to flow artery /■ aitari; NAmE 'a:rt-/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 any of the tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body ^ jj/fc :     blocked arteries M Ifi (Hj rft Jft

— compare vein(1) —see also coronary artery 2 a large and important road, river, railway/railroad line, etc. ME, W(km ) ►arterial

/ar'tiarial; NAmEair'tir-/ adj. [only before noun]: arterial blood/disease zjfjJAJfiL /     o an arterial road

arte sian well /a:,ti:zian 'wel; NAmE a:r'tii3n/ noun a hole made in the ground through which water rises to the surface by natural pressure g Eft Artex™ /'aiteks; NAmE 'a:rt-/ noun [U] (BrE) a type of very thick paint put on walls and ceilings to give an appearance of raised patterns

'art form noun 1 [C] a particular type of artistic activity 2A®it: The short story is a difficult art form to

master.    2 [sing.] an

activity that sb does very well and gives them the opportunity to show imagination 11

M H]:        She has elevated the dinner party into an art

form.

artful /'aitfl; NAmE 'airtfl/ adj. [usually before noun]

(disapproving) clever at getting what you want, sometimes by not telling the truth jj&Jjt Mi+fft;