Moorish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Moorish is an adjective meaning (now rare) Of ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy.
Meaning
(now rare) Of ground, soil etc: boggy, marshy.
More Meanings
- Resembling or characteristic of a moor; abounding in moorland.
Example Sentences
Make heauen to frowne and euery fixed ſtarre To ſucke vp poiſon from the Mooriſh Fens, And poure it in this glorious Tyrants throat.
[G]low-worms, fire-drakes, meteors, ignis fatuus […] with many such that appear in moorish grounds, about churchyards, moist valleys, or where battles have been fought […] .
The Lent term had pulled me down, a week of modest enjoyment thereafter in town had finished the work; and I drank in the sharp moorish air like a thirsty man who has been forwandered among deserts.
He recommended to me to plant a considerable part of a large moorish farm which I had purchased, and he made several calculations of the expence and profit: for he delighted in exercising his mind on the science of numbers.
Synonyms for moorish
Depending on context, synonyms include moory, quaggy, swampy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morocco, spanish.
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