Mudéjar

[ Spanish moo-the-hahr ]

/ Spanish muˈðɛ hɑr /

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noun, plural Mu·dé·ja·res

[moo-the-hah-res]. /muˈðɛ hɑˌrɛs/.

a Muslim permitted to remain in Spain after the Christian reconquest, especially during the 8th to the 13th centuries.

adjective

of or relating to a style of Spanish architecture from the 13th to 16th centuries, a fusion of Romanesque and Gothic with Arabic.

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Origin of Mudéjar

1860–65; <Spanish <Arabic muddajjan permitted to stay

Words nearby Mudéjar

muddler, muddle through, muddy, muddy the waters, mud eel, Mudéjar, mudeye, mudfat, mud fever, mudfish, mud flap

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How to use Mudéjar in a sentence

The portal is very fine, but the Moorish features are the work of Mudejar and not Almohade artisans.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
Then there is the superb staircase with its "half-orange" ceiling, and the chapel with its mixed Gothic and Mudejar features.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
The building illustrates the fashion of the Mudejar and Renaissance styles, almost to the effacement of the former.
Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
In any case, abundant evidence exists to show that large quantities of Mudejar and Renaissance tiles were manufactured at Toledo.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3)|Leonard Williams

The word Mudejar is of modern growth, nor can its derivation be resolved with certainty.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Mudéjar

Mudéjar

/ Spanish (muˈðɛxar) /

noun plural -jares (-xares)

medieval history a Spanish Moor, esp one permitted to stay in Spain after the Christian reconquest

adjective

of or relating to a style of architecture orginated by Mudéjares

Word Origin for Mudéjar

from Arabic mudajjan one permitted to remain

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