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moorish |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d {Moor}.] Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. ``Moorish fens.'' --Thomson. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. {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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Moorish adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish architecture" [syn: {Moorish}, {moresque}, {Moresque}] n : a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch [syn: {Moorish}, {Moorish architecture}]
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