Morisco

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:17:57

Mo*ris"co (?), a. [Sp. See Morris the dance.]

Moresque.

 

© Webster 1913.

Mo*ris"co, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.]

A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.

 

© Webster 1913.

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