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Moorish

//ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.

    "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?"

  2. 2
    Of ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy. archaic

    "Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens, And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat."

  3. 3
    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.

    "Mar-a-Lago was quiet three days before Thanksgiving. Donald Trump’s Moorish palace seemed all but deserted late that morning, the seaside estate’s cavernous living room traversed intermittently by a junior staffer or silent aide."

  4. 4
    Resembling or characteristic of a moor; abounding in moorland.

    "He recommended to me to plant a considerable part of a large moorish farm which I had purchased, and he made several calculations of the expence and profit: for he delighted in exercising his mind on the science of numbers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relating to or characteristic of the Moors wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Moor + -ish.

Etymology 2

From moor + -ish.

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