MORISCO

Noun

morisco (plural moriscos)

Alternative letter-case form of Morisco

Etymology

Noun

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.

Proper noun

Morisco

The Moorish language.

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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