Moresque
Origin of Moresque
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How to use Moresque in a sentence
No Hispano-Moresque swords exist of earlier date than the fifteenth century, and these have richly-worked hilts in the Arab taste.
Armour in England | J. Starkie GardnerA door out of this leads into the Chapter-house, a room with a flat wooden ceiling of Moresque character.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetLeocadia is a remarkable example of the mixture of Romanesque and Moresque ideas in the same building.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain | George Edmund StreetNo specimens of Hispao Moresque swords exist previous to the 15th century.
The Industrial Arts in Spain | Juan F. RiaoThe Puerta del Perdon of the cathedral of Seville is similar in style, and a good example of Moresque bronze work.
The Industrial Arts in Spain | Juan F. Riao
British Dictionary definitions for Moresque
/ (mɔːˈrɛsk) /
(esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style
Moorish design or decoration
a specimen of this
Origin of Moresque
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