morris

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From Moorish.

morris (plural morrises)

1. (weaponry) A type of pike.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 49:

     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.

morris (third-person singular simple present morrises, present participle morrising, simple past and past participle morrised)

1. To perform morris dancing.

From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.

morris (plural morrises)

1. (obsolete) The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species.[1]