Definition of Moorish
Moor´ish
a.
1.
Having
the
characteristics
of
a
moor
or
heath
.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
Morocco
or
the
Moors
;
in
the
style
of
the
Moors
.
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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