morris dancen.

Brit.

/ˈmɒrɪs dɑːns/,

/ˈmɒrɪs dans/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrəs ˌdæns/,

/ˈmɑrəs ˌdæns/

Forms: Middle English moreys daunce, Middle English mourice daunce, Middle English–1500s morisse daunce, late Middle English morysch daunce, late Middle English morys daunse, 1500s maurys daunce, 1500s moresdaunce, 1500s morish daunce, 1500s morres daunce, 1500s morrice daunce, 1500s morysche daunce, 1500s moryshe daunce, 1500s–1600s morice daunce, 1500s– morris dance, 1600s maurice daunce, 1600s moris dance, 1600s–1700s morice dance, 1600s– morrice dance; also Scottish pre-1700 moreis dance, pre-1700 moreis dans, pre-1700 morice dance, pre-1700 moris dauns, 1700s morrice daunce, 1800s– morrice dance.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Moorish adj.², dance n.

Etymology: Originally < Moorish adj.² + dance n., later reinterpreted as < morris n.¹ + dance n. Compare Moresco n., Moresque n., Morisco n., Morisk n. Compare also slightly earlier morris dancer n.Compare early modern Dutch moorisken dans (Dutch Moorsche dans ), German Moriskentanz (15th cent.). In sense 1 see slightly earlier Morisk dance n. at Morisk adj. 1.

1. A lively traditional English dance performed in formation by a group of dancers in a distinctive costume (usually wearing bells and ribbons and carrying handkerchiefs or sticks, to emphasize the rhythm and movement), often accompanied by a character who generally represents a symbolic or legendary figure (as the Fool, Hobby Horse, Maid Marian, etc.); any of a repertoire of such dances. Hence: any mumming performance of which such dancing is an important feature (now rare). Also: †a representation of this dance (obsolete).

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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > morris-dance > [noun]

Morisk dance1448

morris dance1458

Morisk1467

morris1503

Moresque1508

Moriscoc1560

Moresco1567

morris dancing1588

hobby-horse1670

hobby-horse dance1686

Moor dance1801

Moresca1869

1458 Will of Alice Wetenhale (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/4) f. 205^v Lego Caterine filie mee..iij ciphos argenti sculptos cum moreys daunce cum unico cooperculo ad eosdem.

1477 in A. H. Johnson Hist. Worshipful Company of Drapers (1915) II. 273 Ffirste paide for the morisse daunce and for the costs of the ix worthi..xxviij^s ix^d.

1494 in S. Bentley Excerpta Hist. (1833) 95 For playing of the Mourice daunce.

1510 Will of Richard Jackson (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/16) f. 241^v My cuppe w^t the morres daunce.

1552 H. Latimer Serm. (1562) 148 Such felowes are more meete to daunce the morrice daunce, then to bee admitted to preache.

1617 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 92 To the Earle of Abircornes tabernour and quhisler for attending the youthes at the moreis dance the nycht of the fyrwarkis.

1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice i. sig. C4^v Thou wouldst sweare A Morris-dance were but a Tragedy Compar'd to that.

1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 20 May-games, Whitsun-Ales, Morrice-dances, Rush-bearings,..and other sports.

1694 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 18) i. v. 52 Not many years ago, 8 Old Men danced a Morice-Dance..whose Ages put together, made 800 years.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Moresque dances, vulgarly called morrice-dances, are those altogether in imitation of the Moors; as sarabands, chacons, &c.

1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 201 I make no doubt the morris-dance..originated from the fool's dance.

1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges ii. 85 The old poets have sung a hundred jolly ditties about great cudgel-playings, famous grinning through horse-collars..and morris-dances.

1898 J. A. Gibbs Cotswold Village 91 Hed a morris-dance in the market-pleace.

1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 176 Pepper stopped and began a discourse upon round dances,..morris dances, and quadrilles, all of which are entirely superior to the bastard waltz and spurious polka.

1938 B. Schönberg tr. C. Sachs World Hist. Dance vii. 337 The classical number of participants in the Morris Dance, six, was once the same for the Spanish cathedral dance.

1978 Guardian 22 Dec. 9/3 The Poynton Jemmers, a women's morris dance side.

1990 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 15/2 Classical comedies interspersed by moresche, or Morris dances, which originated in simulated battles between Moors and Christians.

2. In extended use (chiefly literary and poetic).

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a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. B1 Euery time that Ned sighs for the Keepers daughter, Ile tie a bell about him, and so within three or foure daies I will send word to his father Harry, that..Ned is become Loues morris dance.

a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 11 Whilest the Queene stood in some doubt of a Spanish Invasion (though it proved but a Morrice dance upon our Waves).

1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. iv. §17 The Dithyrambus was..a kind of extatick Morice-dance.

1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 519 I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris-dance of verse.

1851 J. Baillie Dramatic & Poet. Wks. 798 Day In blazing torrid brightness play'd Through checker'd boughs, and gently made A ceaseless morris-dance of sheen and shade!

1876 H. Melville Clarel I. ii. i. 155 Scarce shall they win Fair Kent, and Canterbury ken; Nor franklin, squire, nor morris-dance Of wit and story good as then.

1973 D. Wakoski Dancing on Grave of Son of a Bitch 59 I'm going to dance..Duncan's measure, and Pindar's tune, Lorca's cadence, and Creeley's hum, Stevens' sirens and Williams' little Morris dance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	morris dance
释义	morris dancen. Brit. /ˈmɒrɪs dɑːns/, /ˈmɒrɪs dans/, U.S. /ˈmɔrəs ˌdæns/, /ˈmɑrəs ˌdæns/ Forms: Middle English moreys daunce, Middle English mourice daunce, Middle English–1500s morisse daunce, late Middle English morysch daunce, late Middle English morys daunse, 1500s maurys daunce, 1500s moresdaunce, 1500s morish daunce, 1500s morres daunce, 1500s morrice daunce, 1500s morysche daunce, 1500s moryshe daunce, 1500s–1600s morice daunce, 1500s– morris dance, 1600s maurice daunce, 1600s moris dance, 1600s–1700s morice dance, 1600s– morrice dance; also Scottish pre-1700 moreis dance, pre-1700 moreis dans, pre-1700 morice dance, pre-1700 moris dauns, 1700s morrice daunce, 1800s– morrice dance. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Moorish adj.², dance n. Etymology: Originally < Moorish adj.² + dance n., later reinterpreted as < morris n.¹ + dance n. Compare Moresco n., Moresque n., Morisco n., Morisk n. Compare also slightly earlier morris dancer n.Compare early modern Dutch moorisken dans (Dutch Moorsche dans ), German Moriskentanz (15th cent.). In sense 1 see slightly earlier Morisk dance n. at Morisk adj. 1. 1. A lively traditional English dance performed in formation by a group of dancers in a distinctive costume (usually wearing bells and ribbons and carrying handkerchiefs or sticks, to emphasize the rhythm and movement), often accompanied by a character who generally represents a symbolic or legendary figure (as the Fool, Hobby Horse, Maid Marian, etc.); any of a repertoire of such dances. Hence: any mumming performance of which such dancing is an important feature (now rare). Also: †a representation of this dance (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > morris-dance > [noun] Morisk dance1448 morris dance1458 Morisk1467 morris1503 Moresque1508 Moriscoc1560 Moresco1567 morris dancing1588 hobby-horse1670 hobby-horse dance1686 Moor dance1801 Moresca1869 1458 Will of Alice Wetenhale (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/4) f. 205^v Lego Caterine filie mee..iij ciphos argenti sculptos cum moreys daunce cum unico cooperculo ad eosdem. 1477 in A. H. Johnson Hist. Worshipful Company of Drapers (1915) II. 273 Ffirste paide for the morisse daunce and for the costs of the ix worthi..xxviij^s ix^d. 1494 in S. Bentley Excerpta Hist. (1833) 95 For playing of the Mourice daunce. 1510 Will of Richard Jackson (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/16) f. 241^v My cuppe w^t the morres daunce. 1552 H. Latimer Serm. (1562) 148 Such felowes are more meete to daunce the morrice daunce, then to bee admitted to preache. 1617 in J. Imrie & J. G. Dunbar Accts. Masters of Wks. (1982) II. 92 To the Earle of Abircornes tabernour and quhisler for attending the youthes at the moreis dance the nycht of the fyrwarkis. 1633 J. Ford Loves Sacrifice i. sig. C4^v Thou wouldst sweare A Morris-dance were but a Tragedy Compar'd to that. 1654 T. Gataker Disc. Apol. 20 May-games, Whitsun-Ales, Morrice-dances, Rush-bearings,..and other sports. 1694 E. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 18) i. v. 52 Not many years ago, 8 Old Men danced a Morice-Dance..whose Ages put together, made 800 years. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Moresque dances, vulgarly called morrice-dances, are those altogether in imitation of the Moors; as sarabands, chacons, &c. 1801 J. Strutt Glig-gamena Angel-ðeod iii. v. 201 I make no doubt the morris-dance..originated from the fool's dance. 1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges ii. 85 The old poets have sung a hundred jolly ditties about great cudgel-playings, famous grinning through horse-collars..and morris-dances. 1898 J. A. Gibbs Cotswold Village 91 Hed a morris-dance in the market-pleace. 1915 V. Woolf Voy. Out xii. 176 Pepper stopped and began a discourse upon round dances,..morris dances, and quadrilles, all of which are entirely superior to the bastard waltz and spurious polka. 1938 B. Schönberg tr. C. Sachs World Hist. Dance vii. 337 The classical number of participants in the Morris Dance, six, was once the same for the Spanish cathedral dance. 1978 Guardian 22 Dec. 9/3 The Poynton Jemmers, a women's morris dance side. 1990 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 15/2 Classical comedies interspersed by moresche, or Morris dances, which originated in simulated battles between Moors and Christians. 2. In extended use (chiefly literary and poetic). ΚΠ a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. B1 Euery time that Ned sighs for the Keepers daughter, Ile tie a bell about him, and so within three or foure daies I will send word to his father Harry, that..Ned is become Loues morris dance. a1639 H. Wotton Parallel betweene Earle of Essex & Duke of Buckingham (1641) 11 Whilest the Queene stood in some doubt of a Spanish Invasion (though it proved but a Morrice dance upon our Waves). 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ ii. iv. §17 The Dithyrambus was..a kind of extatick Morice-dance. 1781 W. Cowper Table Talk 519 I judged a man of sense could scarce do worse Than caper in the morris-dance of verse. 1851 J. Baillie Dramatic & Poet. Wks. 798 Day In blazing torrid brightness play'd Through checker'd boughs, and gently made A ceaseless morris-dance of sheen and shade! 1876 H. Melville Clarel I. ii. i. 155 Scarce shall they win Fair Kent, and Canterbury ken; Nor franklin, squire, nor morris-dance Of wit and story good as then. 1973 D. Wakoski Dancing on Grave of Son of a Bitch 59 I'm going to dance..Duncan's measure, and Pindar's tune, Lorca's cadence, and Creeley's hum, Stevens' sirens and Williams' little Morris dance. 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