morris dance

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morris dance^¹

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

noun morris dances · Morris dance

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.
Similar: morris, Morisco

verb morris dances · morris dancing · morris danced · Morris dance

intransitive To perform in such a dance.

Morris dance^²

noun Morris dances

Alternative letter-case form of morris dance

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@misc{morris_dance_2026,
  title = {morris dance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morris%20dance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}