morisco (plural moriscos)
Alternative letter-case form of Morisco
Morisco (plural Moriscos or Moriscoes)
(historical) A Moor, especially one who had converted to Christianity.
(architecture) The Moorish style of architecture.
(dance, obsolete) The morris dance.
(dance, obsolete) A morris dancer.
Morisco
The Moorish language.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*ris"co, a. Etym: [Sp. See Morris the dance.]
Definition: Moresque.
Mo*ris"co, n. Etym: [Sp. morisco Moorish.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
