Moorish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈmʊə.ɹɪʃ/ (UK)
- /ˈmɔː.ɹɪʃ/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ/ (US)
- /ˈmɔɹ.ɪʃ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree English Moor Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English Moorish From Moor + -ish.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
I joy to see you wear around your neck the holy relic I bestowed on you; — but what Moorish charmlet is that you wear beside it?
1829 May 2, [Walter Scott], Anne of Geierstein; or, The Maiden of the Mist. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [Ballantyne and Company] for Cadell and Co., […]; London: Simpkin and Marshall, […], →OCLC:
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Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.
Mar-a-Lago was quiet three days before Thanksgiving. Donald Trump’s Moorish palace seemed all but deserted late that morning, the seaside estate’s cavernous living room traversed intermittently by a junior staffer or silent aide.
2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Moorish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Moorish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Moorish arch · morris dance · Moorishness · Morris · Moorish Science · morris · Moorishly
Translations (28)
de maurisch (of or pertaining to Moors) · nn maurisk (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · sk maurský (of or pertaining to Moors) · pl mauryjski (of or pertaining to Moors) · gl mourisco (of or pertaining to Moors) · hu mór (of or pertaining to Moors) · ro mauresc (of or pertaining to Moors) · de maurisch (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · fi maurilainen (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · ru маврита́нский (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · ca moresc (of or pertaining to Moors) · ru маврита́нский (of or pertaining to Moors) · nb maurisk (of or pertaining to Moors) · pt mouro (of or pertaining to Moors) · cy Mwraidd (of or pertaining to Moors) · sv morisk (of or pertaining to Moors) · fr mauresque (of or pertaining to Moors) · cs maurský (of or pertaining to Moors) · pt mourisco (of or pertaining to Moors) · es morisco (of or pertaining to Moors) · gl mourisco (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · nb maurisk (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · ga Múrach (of or pertaining to Moors) · nn maurisk (of or pertaining to Moors) · da maurisk (of or pertaining to Moors) · ga Múrach (of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain) · it moresco (of or pertaining to Moors) · fi maurilainen (of or pertaining to Moors)