Moresque

[ muh-resk ]

adjective

Origin of Moresque

1
1605–15; <Middle French <Italian moresco, equivalent to Mor(o) Moor + -esco-esque

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British Dictionary definitions for Moresque

Moresque

/ (mɔːˈrɛsk) /


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

noun
    • Moorish design or decoration

    • a specimen of this

Origin of Moresque

1
C17: from French, from Italian moresco, from Moro Moor

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