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moorish

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Adjective

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Moor=ish

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun moorish has 1 sense

moorish(n = noun.cognition) moorish architecture - a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches; Array

is a kind of architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture

Derived form adjective moorish₁

Adjective moorish has 1 sense

moorish(a = adj.pert) moresque - relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish courtyard"

Derived form noun moorish₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

moorish, a. [From 2d Moor.].

Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. Thomson. [1913 Webster]

moorish, a. [See 1st Moor, and cf. Morris, Moresque.].

Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. [1913 Webster]

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.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

moorish, adj. of or relating to the Moors.

Idiom

Moorish idol a brightly-coloured Pacific fish of the genus Zanclus.

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moorish

Marsh

N marsh, swamp, morass, marish, moss, fen, bog, quagmire, slough, sump, wash, mud, squash, slush, baygall, cienaga, jhil, vlei, marsh, marshy, swampy, boggy, plashy, poachy, quaggy, soft, muddy, sloppy, squashy, paludal, moorish, moory, fenny.

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