MORESQUES

Noun

Moresques

plural of Moresque

Source: Wiktionary


MORESQUE

Mo*resque", a. Etym: [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See Morris.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish.

– n.

Definition: The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish. [Written also mauresque.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ACRIMONIOUS

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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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