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Look up: Moorish

  1. Moorish
    [adj] - relating to or characteristic of the Moors 2. [n] - a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Moorish
    In architecture, a style similar to Moroccan and Islamic art. It featured horseshoe arches, elaborate decorative, intertwining patterns, and intricate mosaic work. The Moors were a mixed Berber and...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  3. Moorish
    Moor'ish adjective [ From 2d Moor .] Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. ' Moorish fens.' Thomson.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/99

  4. Moorish
    Moor'ish adjective [ See 1st Moor , and confer Morris , Moresque .] Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. Moorish architecture , the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, e...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/99

  5. Moorish
    Moresque adjective relating to or characteristic of the Moors; `Moorish architecture`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Moorish
    Moorish architecture noun a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Moorish
    • (a.) Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. • (a.) Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Moorish
    In architecture, a style similar to Moroccan and Islamic art. It featured horseshoe arches, elaborate decorative, intertwining patterns, and intricate mosaic work. The Moors were a mixed Berber and Arab race, inhabiting Morocco and the adjoining parts of northwest Africa, who conquered Spain and ruled its southern part from 711 to 1492
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

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