Definitions for Moorish

Moorish Moor·ish

Spelling: [moo r-ish]
IPA: /ˈmʊər ɪʃ/

Moorish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in Moorish (himoors).

Definitions for Moorish

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Moors, a Muslim people of NW Africa.
  2. in the style of the Moors, as architecture or decoration.

Origin of Moorish

First recorded in 1400-50, Moorish is from the late Middle English word morys. See Moor, -ish1

Examples for Moorish

The whitewashed facade tinged with deep Moorish blues gives it its unique and inviting allure.

Let them boast of their Moorish gallantry and their infidel marriages—a fig for them!

In the streets of the Moorish city many a group still lingered.

The castle finally fell in 1484 after a 15-day siege and more than 700 years of Moorish rule.

Outside there was a wide terrace lit up by Chinese and Moorish lanterns.

The Moorish guards who kept it fell back at sight of him with looks of consternation.

The Biarkemal would soon have drowned the Moorish ‘Lelhies.’

She had put it over her head for a hood, pretending to be a Moorish woman.

This is very common in Moorish roofs, and may be seen at Seville and elsewhere.

It is this porch that most strongly shows the hand of Moorish workmen.

Word Value for Moorish
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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