"morris" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒɹɪs/ Audio: en-us-morris.ogg Forms: morrises [plural]
Etymology: From Moorish. Head templates: {{en-noun}} morris (plural morrises)
  1. (weaponry) A type of pike.
    Sense id: en-morris-en-noun-mXaxi7lX Categories (other): Weapons, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 14 33 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 21 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of Polearms: 22 25 31 22 Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. A morris dance.
    Sense id: en-morris-en-noun-1KaUqNED Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 14 33 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 21 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of Polearms: 22 25 31 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɒɹɪs/ Audio: en-us-morris.ogg Forms: morrises [plural]
Etymology: From Morris, the surname of its discoverer. Head templates: {{en-noun}} morris (plural morrises)
  1. (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species. Tags: obsolete Related terms: border morris, Cotswold morris dancing, morris-dancer, morris dancer, morris off, morris-pike, nine men's morris
    Sense id: en-morris-en-noun-HdrR3iWf Categories (other): Eels, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 14 33 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 21 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of Polearms: 22 25 31 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɒɹɪs/ Audio: en-us-morris.ogg Forms: morrises [present, singular, third-person], morrising [participle, present], morrised [participle, past], morrised [past]
Etymology: From Moorish. Head templates: {{en-verb}} morris (third-person singular simple present morrises, present participle morrising, simple past and past participle morrised)
  1. To perform morris dancing.
    Sense id: en-morris-en-verb-LhNgZd1S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polearms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 14 33 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 21 31 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 22 31 20 Disambiguation of Polearms: 22 25 31 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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