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MORESQUE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or characteristic of the Moors
Example:
Moorish courtyard
Synonyms:
Moorish; Moresque
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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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