morisco – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Morisco
n.
person of Spanish Muslim origin who was baptized (often under duress) as a Christian
Morisco
Moriscos (, , ; , ; meaning "Moorish") were former
Muslims who converted or were coerced into converting to
Christianity, after
Spain finally outlawed the open practice of Islam by its sizeable Mudejar population in the early 16th century.
morisco
adj.
moorish, of or pertaining to the Moors, of a people of Northwest Africa
Morisco
(n.)
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.
(a.)
Moresque.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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morisco
(adj.) = Moorish.
Ex: Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.
