01 a. Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.
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Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.
Entry
2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Moorish
· Moor·ish
· IPA /ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ/
02 a. Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.
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Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.
Phrases & compounds
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.