MORESQUE, MORESK, or Morisko, a kind of painting, carving, &c. done after the manner of the Moors; consisting of several grotesque pieces and compartments promiscuously intermingled, not containing any perfect figure of a man, or other animal, but a wild resemblance of birds, beasts, trees, &c. These are also called arabesques, and are particularly used in embroideries, damask work, &c.