Moresque adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish courtyard" [syn: {Moorish}, {Moresque}]
Moresque \Mo*resque"\, a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See {Morris}.] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See {Moorish architecture}, under {Moorish}. [Written also {mauresque}.] [1913 Webster]