Moorish
English
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmʊə.ɹɪʃ/, /ˈmɔː.ɹɪʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ/, /ˈmɔɹ.ɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɔːɹɪʃ
Adjective
[edit]Moorish (comparative more Moorish, superlative most Moorish)
- Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
- 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:
- 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?
- (architecture) 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.
- 2024 December 12, Eric Cortellessa, “Donald Trump 2024 TIME Person of the Year”, in Time[1], archived from the original on 22 December 2024:
- 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to Moors
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of or pertaining to architecture of Moors in Spain
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