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morris

See also: Morris

English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɒɹɪs/
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Etymology 1 edit

From Moorish.

Noun edit

morris (plural morrises)

  1. (weaponry) A type of pike.
    • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49:
      Another kind of pike called a morris, that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.
  2. A morris dance.

Verb edit

morris (third-person singular simple present morrises, present participle morrising, simple past and past participle morrised)

  1. To perform morris dancing.

Etymology 2 edit

From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.

Noun edit

morris (plural morrises)

  1. (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ “morris”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

See also edit

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