2. Noun. (plural of moor) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of moor) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moors
1. moor [v] - See also: moor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moors
Literary usage of Moors
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"Manners and С bar after of the Moors. — Education of the Princes. ... They are
better formed than the Moors, and as they are more lively, daring, ..."
2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, John Bagnell Bury (1901)
"The wandering Moors,18 as they gradually ventured to approach the sea-shore ...
430)1 Procopius says in general that the Moors had joined the Vandals before ..."
3. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1899)
"... of moors and hills. Here and there, on the north side, great country seats
like Wharncliffe and Wortley give an appearance of richness to the scene ..."
4. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"He tells us that at that period the Moors, both of Granada and Africa, were
unwarlike and were accustomed to rely upon Christian troops, and that princes, ..."
5. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline & Fall of the by William Russell, Charles Coote (1822)
"Alphonso Henriquez, count of Portugal, received about this time the title of king
from his soldiers, after a victory obtained over the Moors; and he took ..."
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