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71BRITANNIA — I. BRITANNIA Ducatus Galliae, peramplus et fertilis, vulgo Britaigne, qui nomen iura moresque, imo et incolas a Britannis insulanis accepit. Iulins Scal. in Urbibus: Vicit Aremoricas animosa Britannia gentes, Et dedit impositô nomina prisca iugô …
72mauresque — Usage: often capitalized variant of moresque * * * Mauresque variant of Moresque …
73Mau|resque — «muh REHSK», adjective, noun. = Moresque. (Cf. ↑Moresque) …
74Arabesque — Ar a*besque , n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco, fr. Arabo Arab.] A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits, foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals,… …
75Mauresque — Mau*resque , a. & n. See {Moresque}. [1913 Webster] …
76Moresk — Mo*resk , a. & n. Moresque. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …
77Morisco — Mo*ris co (m[ o]*r[i^]s k[ o]), a. [Sp. See {Morris} the dance.] Moresque. [1913 Webster] …
78Morisco — Mo*ris co, n. [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. [1913… …
79Morris — Mor ris, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish, fr. Moro a Moor: cf. F. moresque, It. moresca.] 1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets. [1913 Webster] 2. A dance formerly common in England, often… …
80morris dance — Morisco Mo*ris co, n. [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.… …