morris dance

English

A morris dance.

Etymology

Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate.

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, (obsolete) Morisco

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.

Further reading

• morris dance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia