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mor'ris dance'



Pronunciation: (môr'is, mor'-), [key]
a rural folk dance of north English origin, performed in costume traditionally by men who originally represented characters of the Robin Hood legend, esp. in May Day festivities. Also called mor'ris.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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