morris dance


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
morris dance/ˈmɒrɪsdɑːns/
noun a traditional English dance performed outdoors by groups of dancers wearing costumes with small bells attached and carrying handkerchiefs or sticks.
– derivatives
morris dancer noun,
morris dancing noun.
– origin ME: morris from morys, var. of Moorish (see Moor).
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