"moorish" in the noun sense
1. Moorish, Moorish architecture
a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches
"moorish" in the adjective sense
1. Moorish, Moresque
relating to or characteristic of the Moors
"Moorish courtyard"
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