morris
nounverbnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈmɒɹɪs//
A type of pike.
noun
- 1
A type of pike.
Another kind of pike called a morris, that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.
- 2
A morris dance.
Etymology
From Moorish.
verb
- 1
To perform morris dancing.
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.
Etymology
From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.
Forms
- plural
- morrises
- past tense
- morrised
- past participle
- morrised
- present participle
- morrising
- third person singular
- morrises