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noun
A traditional English folk dance performed by a team of costumed dancers, often men but also men and women together or women only, who often wield sticks or handkerchiefs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: morris, Morisco
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of morris dance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To perform in such a dance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: morris dancing
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Broader terms: folk dancing, folk dance
History
Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate.
