Moorish

Moorish
    adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish
           courtyard" [syn: {Moorish}, {Moresque}]
    n 1: a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to
         16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
         [syn: {Moorish}, {Moorish architecture}]
    

Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d {Moor}.]
   Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish
   fens." --Thomson.
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Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [See 1st {Moor}, and cf. {Morris},
   {Moresque}.]
   Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the
   Moors.
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   {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}.
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