Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - moor

n. a member of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent, inhabiting NW Africa. Etymology: ME f. OF More f. L Maurus f. Gk Mauros inhabitant of Mauretania, a region of N. Africa MOOR 1. n. 1 a tract of open uncultivated upland, esp. when covered with heather. 2 a tract of ground preserved for shooting. 3 US a fen. Derivatives moorish adj. moory adj. Etymology: OE mor waste land, marsh, mountain, f. Gmc 2. v. 1 tr. make fast (a boat, buoy, etc.) by attaching a cable etc. to a fixed object. 2 intr. (of a boat) be moored. Derivatives moorage n. Etymology: ME more, prob. f. LG or MLG moren