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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"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 L. T. Meade
Morocco is a huge shell of its former greatness, a monster of Moresque dilapidations.
From Travels in Morocco, Volume 2. by James Richardson
There were inlaid tables and couches of exquisite workmanship, and a Moresque cabinet, which the butler unlocked and from which he took cigars and cigarettes.
From At Love's Cost by Charles Garvice
Though the building is Moresque, the houses notwithstanding are both pleasantand convenient.
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 16 by Sir Walter Scott
The Spanish or Moresque Gothic was overloaded with leaves and flowers, and the German Gothic was enriched with fantastic trees and flowers, each according to its national taste and fashion.
From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford
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