See Also: Saracenic(dictionary)

Saracenic (iou)



Saracenic adjective. M17.
[medieval Latin Saracenicus, from late Latin Saracenus: see SARACEN, -IC.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Saracens. M17.
spec. Designating (a building etc. in) a characteristically Islamic architectural style. Formerly also, designating a light Gothic style. M18.
Barbaric, heathenish. rare. M19.
Saracenical adjective (now rare or obsolete) = SARACENIC E17.
Saracenican adjective = SARACENIC E17-L18.