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Moresque
Mo·resque
/
məˈrɛsk
/
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[
m
uh
-
resk
]
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adjective
Moorish
.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Middle French
<
Italian
moresco,
equivalent to
Mor
(
o
)
Moor
+
-esco
-esque
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Moresque
(mɔːˈrɛsk)
—
adj
1.
(esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style
—
n
2.
a. Moorish design or decoration
b. a specimen of this
[C17: from French, from Italian
moresco,
from
Moro
Moor
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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