"morris dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morris dances [plural], Morris dance [alternative]
Etymology: Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Moorish|dance}} Moorish + dance Head templates: {{en-noun}} morris dance (plural morris dances)
  1. 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. Synonyms: morris, Morisco [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-morris_dance-en-noun-77w5DyKo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dances Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Dances: 74 26

Verb

Forms: morris dances [present, singular, third-person], morris dancing [participle, present], morris danced [participle, past], morris danced [past], Morris dance [alternative]
Etymology: Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Moorish|dance}} Moorish + dance Head templates: {{en-verb}} morris dance (third-person singular simple present morris dances, present participle morris dancing, simple past and past participle morris danced)
  1. (intransitive) To perform in such a dance. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-morris_dance-en-verb-CGNFLo~J

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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