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Meaning of MORESQUE

Pronunciation:  mu'resk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish architecture"
 
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 Synonyms: Moorish
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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