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Morisco
[ muh-ris-koh ]
noun
- a Moor, especially one of the Moors of Spain.
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Origin of Morisco1
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Example Sentences
It was plain that Morisco had told the sheriff something about Rags, and Matt would have liked to hear what it was.
Why, one of my men had spotted Juan Morisco the minute he hit the Mexican quarter.
In the sacristy there are some splendid azulejos, which formed part of the old Morisco mosque.
This large and lofty hall has twenty-four beautiful Morisco arches, and singularly rich ornamentations.
Yet everywhere there are traces of that mighty civilisation built up by Morisco knowledge and industry.
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