Moresque

[ muh-resk ]

adjective

1. Moorish.

Moresque

/ mɔːˈrɛsk /

adjective

1. (esp of decoration and architecture) of Moorish style

noun

1. 1. Moorish design or decoration
   2. a specimen of this

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moresque¹

1605–15; < Middle French < Italian moresco, equivalent to Mor ( o ) Moor + -esco -esque

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moresque¹

C17: from French, from Italian moresco, from Moro Moor

Example Sentences

No Hispano-moresque swords exist of earlier date than the fifteenth century, and these have richly-worked hilts in the Arab taste.

From Project Gutenberg

A door out of this leads into the Chapter-house, a room with a flat wooden ceiling of Moresque character.

From Project Gutenberg

Leocadia is a remarkable example of the mixture of Romanesque and Moresque ideas in the same building.

From Project Gutenberg

No specimens of Hispao moresque swords exist previous to the 15th century.

From Project Gutenberg

The Puerta del Perdon of the cathedral of Seville is similar in style, and a good example of moresque bronze work.

From Project Gutenberg