Moorish

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}]