Moresque

[muh-resk]

adjective

Moorish.

Origin of Moresque

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

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Historical Examples of moresque

The frame was oval, richly gilded and filigreed in Moresque.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Of the Moresque pottery it is probable that Malaga was the most ancient centre.
The Ceramic Art
Jennie J. Young
Moresque, mo-resk′, adj. done after the manner of the Moors.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
Though the building is Moresque, the houses notwithstanding are both pleasantand convenient.
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI. (of 18)
John Dryden
But if they could not equal the moresque lustres, they certainly developed and enriched their designs.
Travels in South Kensington
Moncure Daniel Conway

British Dictionary definitions for moresque

Moresque

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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