Moorish definitions

mo͝or'ĭsh
Of or relating to the Moors or their culture.
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(now rare) Boggy, marshy; like a moor.
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Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
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(architecture) Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.
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Of, relating to, or being a style of Spanish architecture of the 8th to the 16th century, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate decoration.
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Origin of moorish

From moor +"Ž -ish.

Sentence Examples

  • The roof of the nave is of Moorish plaster work.

  • The cathedral occupies the site of a Moorish mosque built in 914.

  • Close by stands a large royal palace, Moorish in style.

  • Haedo sets forth that a young Arab who had embraced Christianity and had been baptized with the name of Geronimo was captured by a Moorish corsair in 1569 and taken to Algiers.

  • The Jews of Spain attained to high places in the service of the state from the time of the Moorish conquest in 711.

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