morris dance
morris dance · morris dances
A traditional English folk dance performed by a team of costumed dancers, often men…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume
Origin
Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate.Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate.
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Forms
plural: morris dancesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in costume:morris dancing