'Moorish' definitions:
Definition of 'Moorish'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the Moors; "Moorish courtyard" [syn: Moorish, Moresque]
noun
A style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches [syn: Moorish, Moorish architecture]
Definition of 'Moorish'
From: GCIDE
- Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d Moor.] Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish fens." --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Moorish'
From: GCIDE
- Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [See 1st Moor, and cf. Morris, Moresque.] Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]