moresque

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moresque - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Moresque \Mo*resque"\, a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco.
     See Morris.]
     Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors;
     Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or
     decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish.
     [Written also mauresque.]
     [1913 Webster]

moresque - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Moresque
      adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish
             courtyard" [syn: Moorish, Moresque]