morris
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See also: Morris
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Moorish.
Noun[edit]
morris (plural morrises)
- (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.
- A morris dance.
Verb[edit]
morris (third-person singular simple present morrises, present participle morrising, simple past and past participle morrised)
- To perform morris dancing.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.
Noun[edit]
morris (plural morrises)
- (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ “morris”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.