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Moorish — Moor ish, a. [From 2d {Moor}.] Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. Moorish fens. Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moorish — of or pertaining to Moors, mid 15c., from MOOR (Cf. Moor) + ISH (Cf. ish) … Etymology dictionary
Moorish — [[t]mʊ͟ərɪʃ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that is Moorish belongs to or is characteristic of the Muslim civilization in North Africa and Spain between the 8th and the 15th century A.D. ...a medieval Moorish palace … English dictionary
moorish — adjective /ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/ Boggy, marshy; like a moor. glow worms, fire drakes, meteors, ignis fatuus [...], with many such that appear in moorish grounds, about churchyards, moist valleys, or where battles have been fought [...] … Wiktionary
Moorish — Moor|ish [ˈmuərıʃ US ˈmur ] adj relating to the Moors ▪ Moorish architecture … Dictionary of contemporary English
Moorish — adjective connected with the Moors: Moorish architecture in Spain … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Moorish — Moor•ish [[t]ˈmʊər ɪʃ[/t]] adj. peo of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Moors or Moorish culture • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME morys … From formal English to slang
Moorish — Moor ► NOUN ▪ a member of a NW African Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent. DERIVATIVES Moorish adjective. ORIGIN Greek Mauros inhabitant of Mauretania (an ancient region of N. Africa) … English terms dictionary
Moorish — adj. of or relating to the Moors. Phrases and idioms: Moorish idol a brightly coloured Pacific fish of the genus Zanclus … Useful english dictionary
Moorish idol — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
