Moresque

[ muh-resk ]

/ məˈrɛsk /

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Origin of Moresque

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

Words nearby Moresque

Morera's theorem, mores, Moresco, more sinned against than sinning, more sol., Moresque, more than meets the eye, more than one bargained for, more than one can shake a stick at, more than one way to skin a cat, more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio

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How to use Moresque in a sentence

No Hispano-moresque swords exist of earlier date than the fifteenth century, and these have richly-worked hilts in the Arab taste.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner
A door out of this leads into the Chapter-house, a room with a flat wooden ceiling of Moresque character.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
Leocadia is a remarkable example of the mixture of Romanesque and Moresque ideas in the same building.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
No specimens of Hispao moresque swords exist previous to the 15th century.
The Industrial Arts in Spain|Juan F. Riao

The Puerta del Perdon of the cathedral of Seville is similar in style, and a good example of moresque bronze work.
The Industrial Arts in Spain|Juan F. Riao

British Dictionary definitions for Moresque

Moresque

/ (mɔːˈrɛsk) /

adjective

(esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style

noun

Moorish design or decoration
a specimen of this

Word Origin for Moresque

C17: from French, from Italian moresco, from Moro Moor

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