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Moorish arch — noun a round arch that widens before rounding off • Syn: ↑horseshoe arch • Hypernyms: ↑round arch * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a horseshoe arch … Useful english dictionary
Moorish arch. — See horseshoe arch … Useful english dictionary
Moorish — Moor ish, a. [See 1st {Moor}, and cf. {Morris}, {Moresque}.] Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. [1913 Webster] {Moorish architecture}, the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moorish architecture — Moorish Moor ish, a. [See 1st {Moor}, and cf. {Morris}, {Moresque}.] Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors. [1913 Webster] {Moorish architecture}, the style developed by the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Moorish — adjective /ˈmʊə.ɹɪʃ,ˈmɔː.ɹɪʃ,ˈmʊɹ.ɪʃ,ˈmɔɹ.ɪʃ/ a) of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture b) Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric… … Wiktionary
horseshoe arch — noun a round arch that widens before rounding off • Syn: ↑Moorish arch • Hypernyms: ↑round arch * * * an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown. Also called Moorish arch. See illus. under arch.… … Useful english dictionary
round arch — noun an arch formed in a continuous curve; characteristic of Roman architecture • Hypernyms: ↑arch • Hyponyms: ↑bell arch, ↑Moorish arch, ↑horseshoe arch, ↑Roman arch, ↑semicircular arch, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horseshoe arch — an arch with the intrados widening above the springing and then narrowing to a rounded crown. Also called Moorish arch. See illus. under arch. [1805 15] * * * … Universalium
Multifoil arch — Multifoil arches at Alcazaba of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. A Multifoil arch is a style of arch that was an architectural element in the Moorish architecture of al Andalus.[1] The multifoil arch design was influenced by Islamic art and … Wikipedia
Arno's Court Triumphal Arch — Infobox Historic building caption=Rear view of Arno s Court Triumphal Arch name=Arno s Court Triumphal Arch location town=Bristol location country=England architect=James Bridges client=William Reeve engineer= construction start date= completion… … Wikipedia
