Moresque

American  

[muh-resk] / məˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. Moorish.

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Moresque British  

/ mɔːˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. (esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style

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noun

1. 1. Moorish design or decoration

   2. a specimen of this

Etymology

Origin of Moresque

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

Example Sentences

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

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 Scott, Walter, Sir

It describes the dexterity of Ganzul, a noble Moor, in the bull-ring, and is certainly not without its quota of Moresque colour.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

"Dinner!" said Zoe, disdainfully; and sat down and eyed the Moresque walls around her, and the beauties of nature outside, and brought them together in one picture.

From A Woman-Hater by Reade, Charles

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