MORESQUE


Meaning of MORESQUE in English

I. mȯ-ˈresk, mə- adjective

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: French, from Spanish morisco, from moro Moor, from Latin Maurus

Date: circa 1611

: having the characteristics of Moorish art or architecture

II. noun

Usage: often capitalized

Date: circa 1752

: an ornament or decorative motif in Moorish style

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.