MORESQUE


Meaning of MORESQUE in English

[ mə'rɛsk , mɔ:- ]

■ adjective (of art or architecture) Moorish in style or design.

Origin

ME (as a noun denoting arabesque ornament): from Fr., from Ital. moresco , from Moro 'Moor'.

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