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MORESQUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Moresque mean?
• MORESQUE (adjective)
The adjective MORESQUE has 1 sense:
1. relating to or characteristic of the Moors
Familiarity information: MORESQUE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of the Moors
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Moorish; Moresque
Context example:
Moorish courtyard
Pertainym:
Moor (one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century)
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