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Moresque

[ muh-resk ]
/ məˈrɛsk /
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adjective

Moorish.

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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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British Dictionary definitions for Moresque

Moresque
/ (mɔːˈrɛsk) /

adjective

(esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style

noun

  1. Moorish design or decoration
  2. a specimen of this

Word Origin for Moresque

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