† moorishnessn.
Obsolete.
Marshy or peaty quality; (occasionally) a piece of marshy land.
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moorishness1598
bogginess1649
marishness1652
quagginess1653
ooziness1684
marshiness1710
sloppiness1727
swampiness1753
spoutiness1757
swash1864
swampishness1879
1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies ii. 233/1 The dwelling in Dariene..is likewise deadly, by reason of the moorishnesse of the ground.
1652 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved ix. 59 If this be not..steeped so with constant corrupt water, that it is turned into a moorishness,..this very Land may prove your best Land in a little time.
1702 R. L'Estrange tr. Josephus Wars of Jews iii. xviii, in Wks. 882 The Water Sweet and Potable, without any thing of Moorishness, either in the Tast or Colour.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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