morris dance
morris dance noun: 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.
Noun (1)
morris dance (plural morris dances)
- 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.
Verb
morris dance (third-person singular simple present morris dances, present participle morris dancing, simple past and past participle morris danced)
Noun (2) capitalized: Morris dance
Morris dance (plural Morris dances)
- Alternative letter-case form of morris dance
Synonyms of morris dance
Forms of morris dance
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | morris dances |
| alternative form | Morris dance |
| plural | Morris dances |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | morris dances |
| present participle | morris dancing |
| past participle | morris danced |
| past | morris danced |
Origin of morris dance
Thought to be from Moorish + dance. The German Moriskentanz is a cognate.
Questions about morris dance
- What does morris dance mean?
- Morris dance means 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.
- What part of speech is morris dance?
- Morris dance can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of morris dance?
- The plural of morris dance is morris dances.
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