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moor·ish
I. \ˈmu̇rish, -rēsh sometimes ˈmōr- or ˈmȯr-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Middle English morys, from More Moor + -ys, -ish -ish — more at moor
1. : of, relating to, or in a style characteristic of the Moors
2. archaic
a. : of or relating to the Moormen of India : muhammadan
b. : hindustani, urdu
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English morish, from mor moor + -ish
1. obsolete : marshy, swampy — used of soil
< it was upon low moorish ground near the sea and I believed it would not be wholesome — Daniel Defoe >
2. archaic
a. : abounding in moors
< the land is mountainous and moorish — R.G.Preston >
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a moor
< a … moorish place, on the banks of the Poole — Robert Burns > |