moorish

3 definitions found

moorish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d Moor.]
     Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish
     fens." --Thomson.
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  Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [See 1st Moor, and cf. Morris,
     Moresque.]
     Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the
     Moors.
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     Moorish architecture, the style developed by the Moors in
        the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch
        had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation
        admitted no representation of animal life. It has many
        points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles,
        but should be distinguished from them. See Illust. under
        Moresque.
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moorish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Moorish
      adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish
             courtyard" [syn: Moorish, Moresque]
      n 1: a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to
           16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
           [syn: Moorish, Moorish architecture]