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morris dance
[mawr-is, mor-]
noun
a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, especially in May Day festivities.
morris dance
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
Often shortened to: morris.any of various old English folk dances usually performed by men ( morris men ) to the accompaniment of violin, concertina, etc. The dancers are adorned with bells and often represent characters from folk tales
Other 51Թ Forms
- morris dancing noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of morris dance1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of morris dance1
Example Sentences
We might have to do a big conga line, a big morris dance down to see Dolly.
Round and round moved the weaving shifting forms, out of the dark and into the dark, a gray spectral line like a procession of ghosts, or some morris dance of the desert's sheeted dead.
The lads and lassies sang carols, played at such games as kiss-in-the-ring, and danced the morris dance.
Scarce had she entered upon her anxious surveillance when an incident arose, causing the morris dance to be suddenly interrupted.
There is his dad, watching a morris dance on some distant lawn.
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