\Mo*ris"co\, a. [Sp. See {Morris} the dance.] Moresque.
\Mo*ris"co\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.] A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.