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morris dance
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morris dance
(gcide) | Morisco \Mo*ris"co\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.]
A thing of Moorish origin; as:
(a) The Moorish language.
(b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. --Marston.
(c) One who dances the Moorish dance. --Shak.
(d) Moresque decoration or architecture.
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Morris dance
(gcide) | Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v.
i.]
1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who
dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the
persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord
with music.
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2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the
minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
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Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older
writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
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Of remedies of love she knew parchance
For of that art she couth the olde dance.
--Chaucer.
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Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the
power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,
and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
Morris dance. See Morris.
To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of
movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a
dance not understood.
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morris dance
(wn) | morris dance
n 1: any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in
costume [syn: morris dance, morris dancing] |
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morris dance
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morris dancer
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morris dance
(gcide) | Morisco \Mo*ris"co\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.]
A thing of Moorish origin; as:
(a) The Moorish language.
(b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. --Marston.
(c) One who dances the Moorish dance. --Shak.
(d) Moresque decoration or architecture.
[1913 Webster]Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See Dance, v.
i.]
1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who
dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the
persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord
with music.
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2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the
minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.
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Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older
writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.
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Of remedies of love she knew parchance
For of that art she couth the olde dance.
--Chaucer.
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Dance of Death (Art), an allegorical representation of the
power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,
and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.
Morris dance. See Morris.
To lead one a dance, to cause one to go through a series of
movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a
dance not understood.
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morris dance
(wn) | morris dance
n 1: any of various English folk dances performed by dancers in
costume [syn: morris dance, morris dancing] |
morris dancer
(wn) | morris dancer
n 1: someone who does a morris dance |
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