Similar words: boorish, mooring, moorings, moor, moorland, orison, perish, Irish. Meaning: ['mʊərɪʃ] n. a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch. adj. relating to or characteristic of the Moors.
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1. Spanish architecture shows Moorish influence.
2. The last Moorish king reigned there until 1492.
3. It was introduced to the island by the Moorish slaves of the early colonists.
4. Gold embroidered cape showing the influence of Moorish art in the design of lions attacking camels.
5. Moorish infantry and cavalry, armed with bows, swords and spears(sentencedict.com), and carrying small round shields.
6. There were Moorish arches everywhere and huge earthenware pots filled with whispery green ferns and bright geraniums and spiky yuccas.
7. The illuminated Moorish fountain in the cinema foyer contained goldfish.
8. On one street corner a dusky Moorish maiden, the next a Nordic blonde.
9. Characteristic of Moorish art or architecture.
10. Elsewhere, in the Moorish cafes of the Kasbah the body is silent, unable to tear itself away, to leave the glass of tea and rediscover time with the pulsing of its own blood.
11. There was great excitement among the Moorish people at the waterside.
12. Furthermore, this set claims to cover the Moorish armies, who again would have a characteristic look.
13. "Morris" is an English corruption of "Moorish", meaning North African.
14. Inside the fortress is an interesting old church containing Moorish relics.
15. Around them, laid out flatly,(sentencedict.com) are the 12 apostles each occupying a Moorish arched doorway.
16. At Cairo Central there were long side and head buildings, with a fine corner tower embellished with Moorish arches.
17. The house was only single-storey, but expansive in the Moorish style, with serial white arches and terracotta tiles.
18. There are ancient passageways full of shops and in the old, Moorish quarter there is a market.
19. All the doors are arched with the special arch we see in Moorish pictures.
20. Iberian, Tartessian, Celtic, Phoenician and Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Germanic (Suevi and Visigoth) and Moorish cultures have all made an imprint on the country.
21. Nestling among the high rises it was built in 1894 as the British Administration building and it has a real mix of Victorian and Moorish architecture. It's now used as a high court.
22. A citadel and palace on a hill overlooking Granada, Spain. Built by Moorish kings in the12th and13th centuries, the Alhambra is the finest example of Moorish architecture in Spain.
23. Her life was like the past of this old Moorish city, full, deep, remote.
24. From 711 to the early 1462 the Rock was mainly under Moorish control.
25. She and her husband, King Ferdinand V, were the first monarchs of a unified Spain after taking control of Granada - the last holding of the Moorish invaders - in 1492.
26. The city was captured by Castilian troops in 1492, ending Moorish control in Spain. Population, 256,191.
27. The city was captured by Castilian troops in 492, ending Moorish control in Spain. Population, 25', 9.
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