Moors
name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of Moor form-of, plural
- 2 plural of moor form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of moor form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
- 1 Hindustani; Urdu. British, India, obsolete
"[I]t was decided that we should stop to let them refresh themselves at a small village called Woolburreah, where we all landed, Colonel Watson undertaking to procure curry and rice for us, for which purpose he began to speak Moors to the natives, which excited our mirth."
- 2 A surname.; A surname from Irish.
- 3 A surname.; An English surname transferred from the given name.
Example
More examples"Beneath a precipice, that fronts the wave, / with limpid springs inside, and many a seat / of living marble, lies a sheltered cave, / home of the Sea-Nymphs. In this haven sweet / cable nor biting anchor moors the fleet."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Dutch Moors (“Moorish”), or directly from Moor + -s (after e.g. Scots).
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.