Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Moorish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d {Moor}.]
Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. ``Moorish
fens.'' --Thomson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
{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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Moorish
adj : relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish
architecture" [syn: {Moorish}, {moresque}, {Moresque}]
n : a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to
16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish)
arch [syn: {Moorish}, {Moorish architecture}]
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