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
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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