Moresque

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Moresque \Mo*resque"\, a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco.
     See {Morris}.]
     Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors;
     Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or
     decoration. See {Moorish architecture}, under {Moorish}.
     [Written also {mauresque}.]


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Moresque
       adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish
             architecture" [syn: {Moorish}]