Moorish

See also: moorish and moreish

English

From Moor +‎ -ish.

Moorish (comparative more Moorish, superlative most Moorish)

Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
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  I joy to see you wear around your neck the holy relic I bestowed on you; — but what Moorish charmlet is that you wear beside it?
(architecture) Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.

of or pertaining to Moors

of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain

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