"morris dance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morris dances [plural]
Etymology: Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate. 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. Categories (topical): Dances Synonyms: morris, Morisco [obsolete]
    Sense id: en-morris_dance-en-noun-77w5DyKo Disambiguation of Dances: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7

Verb

Forms: morris dances [present, singular, third-person], morris dancing [participle, present], morris danced [participle, past], morris danced [past]
Etymology: Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate. 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

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