| 单词 | nine men's morris |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnine men's morris Chiefly in nine men's morris. Also in various other collocations applied to the game or to similar games involving more or fewer counters or a simpler board: ‘Five (or six) men's morris..was popular in Italy, France, and England in the Middle Ages, but dropped out of use before 1600. Today it only survives in West Africa’ ( H. J. R. Murray Hist. Board-games 1952 iii. 42). ‘Twelve men's morris was carried to New England by early British settlers, and is the standard form in the United States where rows can be made on the slant lines’ ( Murray iii. 46).extracted from morrisn.2nine men's morris nine men's morris n. a board game for two players, in which each has nine playing pieces or counters (see morris n.2). ΚΠ 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 98 The nine mens Morris is fild vp with mudde. View more context for this quotation 1865 S. Evans Brother Fabian's MSS 9 He found his abacus expressly scored For nine-men's morris on an indoor scale. 1987 Country Living Nov. 13/2 Nine Men's Morris—or Merrills—has been played..for a millennium. < as lemmas |
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