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In the style of El Cid's foe
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moresque
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Moresque \Mo*resque"\, a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See Morris .] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture , under Moorish .
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Moresque is an obsolete alternative term to " Moorish " in English, and in the arts has some specific meanings. By itself the word is used of forms found in ornament and decoration in the applied arts in Europe. Often it is a synonym for arabesque or interlace ...