3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d {Moor}.] Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish fens." --Thomson. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [See 1st {Moor}, and cf. {Morris}, {Moresque}.] Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. [1913 Webster] {Moorish architecture}, the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation admitted no representation of animal life. It has many points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles, but should be distinguished from them. See Illust. under {Moresque}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Moorish adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish architecture" [syn: {Moresque}] n : a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch [syn: {Moorish architecture}]
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