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• tawny-moor — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun archaic : a dark skinned native of a non European land …   Useful english dictionary

• Tawny — Taw ny, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F. tann[ e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf. {Tenn[ e]}.] Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Moor — /moor/, n. 1. a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa. 2. a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century A.D. and occupied it until 1492. [1350 1400; ME More < MF, var. of Maure < L Maurus < Gk Maûros] * *… …   Universalium

• tawny-coats —    A Shakespearean vocative which identifies those referred to by the colour of the coats they are wearing. It is Gloucester, in Henry the Sixth Part One (l:iv) who cries ‘Out, tawny coats!’ to the retainers of Henry Beaufort, bishop of… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• moor — moor1 moory, adj. /moor/, n. 1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath. 2. a tract of land preserved for game. [bef. 900; ME more, OE mor; c. D moer, G… …   Universalium

• Othello, the Moor of Venice — is a tragedy by William Shakespeare based on the short story Moor of Venice by Cinthio, believed to have been written in approximately 1603. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, his wife Desdemona, his lieutenant Cassio, and …   Wikipedia

• Tawnier — Tawny Taw ny, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F. tann[ e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf. {Tenn[ e]}.] Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tawniest — Tawny Taw ny, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F. tann[ e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf. {Tenn[ e]}.] Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Land of Nod — The Land of Nod ( he. ’eretz Nod) is a place in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, located to the east of Eden , to which Cain chose to flee to after murdering his brother Abel. The Hebrew word nod means wandering . : And Cain went out from …   Wikipedia

• Moorbad Gmös — The peat therapy resort Moorbad Gmös in the vicinity of the town of Laakirchen (situated on the edge of the Salzkammergut) is one of the few moorland areas in the Alpine foothills of Upper Austria. The moor dates back to the Mindel glaciation and …   Wikipedia

• Othello — This article is about Shakespeare s play. For the character, see Othello (character). For other uses, see Othello (disambiguation). The Russian actor and theatre practitioner Constantin Stanislavski as Othello in 1896. The Tragedy of Othello, the …   Wikipedia