Of or relating to the Moors; esp. designating or characteristic of the style of furniture or architecture produced by the Moors in Spain (8th–15th…

Of decoration: rustic, imitating natural vegetation. Obsolete. rare.

= Damascene, adj.

Architecture. Having the character of the work described in A. 1. (In some of the early instances the word may be the noun used attributively.)

The form Mughal is now often preferred in this sense. Mongolian; spec. of or relating to the Moguls and their empire in India (see sense A. 1a)…

Of silver, china, porcelain, etc.: ornamented with perforations.

Irregularly shaped; whimsical, grotesque, odd. (‘Originally a jeweller's term, soon much extended in sense.’ Brachet.) Applied spec. to a florid…

Designating a style of ornamental work or interior design characterized by the use of elaborate shellwork, scrolling, and similar devices and…

Designating furniture, architecture, etc., characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-cent…

Of Spanish church architecture and art: richly ornamented in a style resembling silversmith's work.

Characteristic or reminiscent of the Alhambra, esp. in having a highly ornate Moorish style; in the architectural style of the Alhambra.

attributive. Relating to or characterized by the style in architecture, furniture, etc., characteristic of (the early part of) the reign of…

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mudéjars; spec. designating a partly Islamic, partly Gothic style of architecture and decorative art…

That is partly serious and partly grotesque.

Designating such porcelain; of or relating to such porcelain.

= baroque, adj.

Of architecture, furniture, etc.: having a style reminiscent or suggestive of the rococo.

Designating such porcelain; of or relating to such porcelain.

Designating such porcelain; of or relating to such porcelain.

Used esp. attributively to designate pottery, carved jade, etc., made during the period 1736–96, or the period itself.

attributive. Designating any of various styles of dress, decorative art, etc., characteristic or reminiscent of Marie Antoinette, or dating from…

Of, relating to, or designating the style of decorative art developed in the Meuse valley in Western Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries.

Designating such porcelain; of or relating to such porcelain.

That follows or imitates ancient Roman custom or practice; (of an artefact) influenced by Roman models.

Of an objet d'art: made of or decorated with carved gold of several (esp. four) different colours. Also as n.: this style of decoration (rare).

Of an item of furniture: decorated using a pen. Cf. penwork, n. 2b.