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Definition of: Moresque
(mô·resk′, mə-) adjective
Moorish; decorated in the style of the Moors.
—noun Decorative work, by means of inter-lacings, relief, etc., highly colored and gilded. Compare MORISCO (def. 3). [<F <Ital. moresco <L Maurus Mauritanian]
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