Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the ornamentation in the Alhambra palace, which affords an unusually fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.
antimasque
antimasque
noun
A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque.
antimasquer
antimasquer
noun
One who takes part in an antimasque.
antimasquerade
aquamaniles
aquamaniles
noun
plural of aquamanile
aquamarines
aquamarines
noun
plural of aquamarine
barnumesque
barnumesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of (1810–1891), American showman and businessman remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding a circus.
barquisimeto
bramantesque
broomsquire
chymaqueous
cinematheques
cinematheques
noun
plural of cinematheque
cinquecentism
communiques
communiques
noun
Misspelling of communiqués.
demisemiquaver
demisemiquaver
noun
(music) A thirty-second note, drawn as a crotchet with three tails.
desquamate
desquamate
verb
(intransitive) To shed or peel.
desquamated
desquamated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desquamate
desquamates
desquamates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desquamate
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
desquamation
desquamation
noun
(medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin.
desquamations
desquamations
noun
plural of desquamation
desquamative
desquamative
adj
Of, relating to, or attended with, desquamation.
desquamatory
desquamatory
adj
(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.
disequilibrium
disequilibrium
noun
The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
disequilibriums
embusqu
embusque
equalitarianism
equalitarianism
noun
Egalitarianism.
equanimities
equanimities
noun
plural of equanimity
equanimous
equanimous
adj
Calm and composed; of stable disposition.
equanimously
equanimously
adv
In an equanimous manner.
equanimousness
equationism
equestrianism
equestrianism
noun
The art or sport of riding horses.
equidimensional
equidimensional
adj
Having (approximately) the same dimensions.
equilibriums
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
equiprobabilism
equisegmented
equisetum
equisetum
noun
The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
equisetums
equitemporaneous
equitemporaneous
adj
(obsolete) Performed in equal periods of time; contemporaneous.
esquamate
esquamate
adj
Not squamate.
esquamulose
esquamulose
adj
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.
esquimau
esquimauan
esquimaux
esquiredom
exquisitism
formalesque
formalesque
adj
(art) modernist; of the artistic style of the period from around 1890 to 1960
gaminesque
gaminesque
adj
Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication.
germanesque
gnomesque
harlequinism
hemidemisemiquaver
hemidemisemiquaver
noun
(music) A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.
hemingwayesque
hemingwayesque
Adjective
Reminiscent of Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), American writer and journalist.
humoresque
humoresque
noun
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
humoresquely
humoresques
humoresques
noun
plural of humoresque
jumboesque
jusquaboutisme
lambrequins
lambrequins
noun
plural of lambrequin
lombardesque
macabresque
macaques
macaques
noun
plural of macaque
madrigalesque
madrigalesque
adj
(music) Reminiscent of a madrigal.
manistique
mannequins
mannequins
noun
plural of mannequin
maquettes
maquettes
noun
plural of maquette
maquillages
maquillages
noun
plural of maquillage
marlowesque
marquees
marquees
noun
plural of marquee
marques
marques
noun
plural of marque
marquesan
marquesan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.
Noun
An inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands.
Proper noun
A collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands.
marquess
marquess
noun
(obsolete) A marchioness.
A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.
marquessate
marquessate
noun
The territory of a marquess, margrave or person of comparable rank.
marquessates
marquessates
noun
plural of marquessate
marquesses
marquesses
noun
plural of marquess
marqueteries
marqueteries
noun
plural of marqueterie
plural of marquetery
marquetries
marquetries
noun
plural of marquetry
marquisate
marquisate
noun
The state or rank of a marquis.
The territory held by a marquis, margrave or marchioness.
marquisates
marquisates
noun
plural of marquisate
marquise
marquise
noun
(architecture) A canopy, usually of glass, set as a shelter over a door opening onto a terrace or pavement.
(chiefly historical) A marchioness, especially one who is French.
(cooking) A rich dessert made with dark chocolate, butter, sugar, cocoa powder, eggs, and cream.
(historical) A style of parasol of the mid-19th century.
(jewelry) An oval cut gemstone with pointed ends.
A marquee.
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
marquisess
marquisess
Noun
A marchioness.
marquisette
marquisette
noun
A sheer cotton fabric used for mosquito nets and curtains
marquisettes
marquisettes
noun
plural of marquisette
marquisotte
marquisotte
verb
(obsolete, rare) To shave off the beard but leave the moustache.
masque
masque
noun
(historical, in 16th- and 17th-century England and Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
A facial mask.
A masquerade.
Archaic form of mask.
Words and music written for a masque.
masquer
masquer
noun
One who appears in disguise at a masquerade.
masquerade
masquerade
noun
(fandom slang) A cosplay event at which costumed attendees perform skits.
(figuratively) An act of living under false pretenses; a concealment of something by a false or unreal show; a disguise, a pretence; also, a pretentious display.
(figuratively) An assembly of varied, often fanciful, things.
(obsolete) A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask or masque.
(obsolete, rare) A Spanish entertainment or military exercise in which squadrons of horses charge at each other, the riders fighting with bucklers and canes.
An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
The act of wearing a mask or dressing up in a costume for, or as if for, a masquerade ball.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a masquerade; to assemble in masks and costumes; (loosely) to wear a disguise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To pass off as a different person or a person with qualities that one does not possess; also, to make a pretentious show of being what one is not.
(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.
masqueraded
masqueraded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of masquerade
masquerader
masquerader
noun
One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask or disguise.
masqueraders
masqueraders
noun
plural of masquerader
masquerades
masquerades
noun
plural of masquerade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of masquerade
masquerading
masquerading
noun
The act of one who masquerades.
verb
present participle of masquerade
masquers
masquers
noun
plural of masquer
masques
masques
noun
plural of masque
massapequa
mastoideosquamous
mastosquamose
mauresque
melquist
mesquin
mesquit
mesquita
mesquite
mesquite
noun
Any of several deciduous trees of the genus Prosopis found in North America, and used as forage, which have long, beige seed/bean pods which may be dried and ground into a sweet, nutty flour.
Country or land dominated by mesquite trees.
The wood of these trees, used for smoking food, or charcoal made from this wood.
mesquites
mesquites
noun
plural of mesquite
mesquits
mesquits
noun
plural of mesquit
metasequoia
metasequoia
noun
Metasequoia, the dawn redwood, a fast-growing deciduous conifer native to China.
metasequoias
metasequoias
noun
plural of metasequoia
mezquites
mezquites
noun
plural of mezquite
mezquits
mezquits
noun
plural of mezquit
michelangelesque
microquakes
microquakes
noun
plural of microquake
milquetoast
milquetoast
adj
(originally US, informal, derogatory) Meek, timid; lacking character or effectiveness.
noun
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
milquetoasts
milquetoasts
noun
plural of milquetoast
miquelets
miquelets
noun
plural of miquelet
misconsequence
misconsequence
noun
A wrong consequence; a false deduction.
misqualified
misqualified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misqualify
misquote
misquote
noun
An incorrect recitation of a quote.
An incorrect recording of a quote.
verb
To incorrectly recite a quote.
To incorrectly record a quote.
misquoted
misquoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misquote
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
misquotes
misquotes
noun
plural of misquote
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misquote
monegasque
montesquieu
moquettes
moquettes
noun
plural of moquette
moresque
moresque
Adjective
Moorish
moresques
mosque
mosque
noun
(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
mosquelet
mosquero
mosquero
Proper noun
a village in New Mexico, USA, and the county seat of Also partly in
mosques
mosques
noun
plural of mosque
mosquitocide
mosquitocide
noun
Any substance that kills mosquitos.
mosquitoes
mosquitoes
noun
plural of mosquito
mosquitoey
mosquitoey
adj
Swarming with mosquitoes.
mosquitofishes
mosquitofishes
noun
plural of mosquitofish
mosquittoey
mousquetaire
mousquetaire
noun
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
mousquetaires
mousquetaires
noun
plural of mousquetaire
musquashes
musquashes
noun
plural of musquash
musquashweed
musquaspen
musqueto
mystique
mystique
noun
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
mystiques
mystiques
noun
plural of mystique
nondesquamative
nondesquamative
adj
Not desquamative.
nonrelinquishment
nonrelinquishment
noun
Lack of relinquishment; failure to relinquish.
normanesque
obsequium
oversqueamish
oversqueamish
adj
Excessively squeamish.
oversqueamishly
oversqueamishness
oversqueamishness
noun
The quality of being oversqueamish.
parietosquamosal
parietosquamosal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone