Usage: usually capitalized S
: the architecture of the Muhammadans consisting chiefly of mosques and tombs and characterized by decorated surfaces, bulbous domes, and horseshoe, pointed, and multifoil arches — compare moorish architecture
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Saracenic architecture noun
A general name for Muslim architecture
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Main Entry: ↑Saracen
Useful english dictionary. 2012.