Moresque
Americanadjective
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of Moresque
1605–15; < Middle French < Italian moresco, equivalent to Mor ( o ) Moor + -esco -esque
Example Sentences
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The frame was oval, richly gilded and filigreed in Moresque.
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker
In the doorway hung an old altar-lamp of silver, with a cup of ruby glass, and from various points depended other lamps of Moresque and antique shapes.
From The Pagans by Bates, Arlo
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
"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.
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
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