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MORESQUE

\mˈɔːsk], \mˈɔːsk], \m_ˈɔː_s_k]\

Definitions of MORESQUE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Done after the manner of the Moors.
A kind of ornamentation, same as arabesque.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

n. A species of ornamentation used to enrich flat surfaces by the Moors, either painted, inlaid in mosaic, or carved in low relief; arabesque.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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