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Webster 1913 Edition


Morisco

Mo-ris′co

(mō̍-rĭs′kō̍)
,
Adj.
[Sp. See
Morris
the dance.]
Moresque.

Mo-ris′co

,
Noun.
[Sp.
morisco
Moorish.]
A thing of Moorish origin;
as:
(a)
The Moorish language.
(b)
A Moorish dance, now called
morris dance
.
Marston
.
(c)
One who dances the Moorish dance.
Shak
.
(d)
Moresque decoration or architecture.

Webster 1828 Edition


Morisco

MORIS'CO