moresque

Definitions


[mɔːˈrɛsk], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of art or architecture) Moorish in style or design
(e.g: three Moresque plates showing views of the synagogue at Toledo)


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Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun denoting arabesque ornament): from French, from Spanish moresco, from Moro ‘Moor’




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