Moresque

American  

[muh-resk] / məˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. Moorish.

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Moresque British  

/ mɔːˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. (esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style

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noun

1. 1. Moorish design or decoration

   2. a specimen of this

Etymology

Origin of Moresque

1605–15; < Middle French < Italian moresco, equivalent to Mor ( o ) Moor + -esco -esque

Example Sentences

The frame was oval, richly gilded and filigreed in Moresque.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker

I bowed, as giving my consent, but said, as I had been a Mahometan, I could not dance after the manner of this country; I supposed their music would not play à la Moresque.

From The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana by Defoe, Daniel

The Moorish or Moresque was the form taken by the Mohammedans in Spain.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)

"It will be impossible," said Antonia, "for you to turn the Towers into a proper Moresque or Libertyesque house."

From Red Rose and Tiger Lily or, In a Wider World by Meade, L. T.

The Moresque originated with the necessity of decorating the individual parts, and relates only to these.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 10 Prince Otto Von Bismarck, Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Ferdinand Lassalle by Francke, Kuno