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Moorish architecture

noun

a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by horseshoe-shaped arches

• Syn: ↑Moorish

• Derivationally related forms: ↑Moorish (for: ↑Moorish)

• Hypernyms: ↑architectural style, ↑style of architecture, ↑type of architecture

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized M

: the style developed by the Moors in the later middle ages especially in No. Africa and Spain — compare alhambresque, hispano-moresque, saracenic architecture

Useful english dictionary. 2012.