morris dancern.

Brit.

/ˈmɒrɪs ˌdɑːnsə/,

/ˈmɒrɪs ˌdansə/, U.S.

/ˈmɔrəs ˌdænsər/,

/ˈmɑrəs ˌdænsər/

Forms: see morris n.¹ and dancer n.; also late Middle English morryssh daunser, 1500s morysh dauncer, 1500s morishe dawnser, 1500s morrish dancer, 1500s morrishe dancer, 1700s morerish dancer, 1800s morice dancer, 1800s morrice dancer; Scottish pre-1700 morrice dancer.

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

Etymology: Originally < Moorish adj.² + dancer n., later reinterpreted as < morris n.¹ + dancer n. Compare slightly later morris dance n.

1. A person who takes part in a morris dance.

ΘΚΠ

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

morris dancer1448

Moriscoa1616

morricer1810

Molly dancer1881

1448 (?1449) Goldsmiths' Company Wardens' Acc. & Court Minutes, May (MS 1520 18) in Folk Music Jrnl. (2004) 8 514/1 Item to the Moryssh. daunsers vij s.

1507 in E. B. Jupp Acct. Company of Carpenters (1887) 200 Itm payd to y^e morys daunsers viij^d.

1532 in Lett. & Papers Henry VIII (1965) V. 739 A gold salt, called the Moresdaunce, with 5 Moresdauncers and a tabrett.

a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 82 in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) They should bee Morris dancers by their gingle.

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 224 A Morrice-dancer drest with Bells.

1746 in C. Haskins Anc. Trade Guilds Salisbury (1912) xii. 203 It is agreed that the Giant, Hobnob and Morris Dancers be made use of, on the next general thanksgiving day.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. ii. xv. 114 At a genteel house,..a set of morrice-dancers..were performing for the entertainment of the family.

1835 W. Irving Newstead Abbey in Crayon Misc. II. 129 Morrice dancers, gaily dressed up with ribands and hawks'-bells.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. vi. 268 All the year is May for the morris-dancers.

1912 C. J. Sharp & H. MacIlwaine Morris Bk. (ed. 2) i. 29 The man-woman..sometimes accompanied the Morris dancers, and was known as the Moll; in later and more sophisticated days, Maid Marian.

1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) 47 Maybe Dad will appear..outside the window dressed as a Morris dancer, crash in and start hitting Mum over the head with a sheep's bladder.

†2. In plural. The aurora borealis. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > aurora > aurora borealis

dancing-goats1563

petty dancers1635

streaming1694

north-light1706

aurora borealis1717

dancersc1717

northern morning1717

northern lights1722

aurora septentrionalis1728

northern dawn1728

northern light1728

morris dancers1735

streamers1735

north-shine1738

fire-flaught1787

boreal dawn1805

northern morn1822

firelights1845

1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 2 In the evening..we saw those Appearances in the Sky called Capræ saltantes, by the sailors Morrice-Dancers;..Streams of Light that suddenly shoot into one another.

1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway i. 4 In England..the north light..is..called Morrice-dancers, Merry dancers, and streamers.

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

单词	morris dancer
释义	morris dancern. Brit. /ˈmɒrɪs ˌdɑːnsə/, /ˈmɒrɪs ˌdansə/, U.S. /ˈmɔrəs ˌdænsər/, /ˈmɑrəs ˌdænsər/ Forms: see morris n.¹ and dancer n.; also late Middle English morryssh daunser, 1500s morysh dauncer, 1500s morishe dawnser, 1500s morrish dancer, 1500s morrishe dancer, 1700s morerish dancer, 1800s morice dancer, 1800s morrice dancer; Scottish pre-1700 morrice dancer. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Moorish adj.², dancer n. Etymology: Originally < Moorish adj.² + dancer n., later reinterpreted as < morris n.¹ + dancer n. Compare slightly later morris dance n. 1. A person who takes part in a morris dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > morris-dance > [noun] > morris-dancer morris dancer1448 Moriscoa1616 morricer1810 Molly dancer1881 1448 (?1449) Goldsmiths' Company Wardens' Acc. & Court Minutes, May (MS 1520 18) in Folk Music Jrnl. (2004) 8 514/1 Item to the Moryssh. daunsers vij s. 1507 in E. B. Jupp Acct. Company of Carpenters (1887) 200 Itm payd to y^e morys daunsers viij^d. 1532 in Lett. & Papers Henry VIII (1965) V. 739 A gold salt, called the Moresdaunce, with 5 Moresdauncers and a tabrett. a1637 B. Jonson Masque of Gypsies 82 in tr. Horace Art of Poetry (1640) They should bee Morris dancers by their gingle. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 224 A Morrice-dancer drest with Bells. 1746 in C. Haskins Anc. Trade Guilds Salisbury (1912) xii. 203 It is agreed that the Giant, Hobnob and Morris Dancers be made use of, on the next general thanksgiving day. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote I. ii. xv. 114 At a genteel house,..a set of morrice-dancers..were performing for the entertainment of the family. 1835 W. Irving Newstead Abbey in Crayon Misc. II. 129 Morrice dancers, gaily dressed up with ribands and hawks'-bells. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. vi. vi. 268 All the year is May for the morris-dancers. 1912 C. J. Sharp & H. MacIlwaine Morris Bk. (ed. 2) i. 29 The man-woman..sometimes accompanied the Morris dancers, and was known as the Moll; in later and more sophisticated days, Maid Marian. 1996 H. Fielding Bridget Jones's Diary (1997) 47 Maybe Dad will appear..outside the window dressed as a Morris dancer, crash in and start hitting Mum over the head with a sheep's bladder. †2. In plural. The aurora borealis. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > luminous appearance > [noun] > aurora > aurora borealis dancing-goats1563 petty dancers1635 streaming1694 north-light1706 aurora borealis1717 dancersc1717 northern morning1717 northern lights1722 aurora septentrionalis1728 northern dawn1728 northern light1728 morris dancers1735 streamers1735 north-shine1738 fire-flaught1787 boreal dawn1805 northern morn1822 firelights1845 1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 2 In the evening..we saw those Appearances in the Sky called Capræ saltantes, by the sailors Morrice-Dancers;..Streams of Light that suddenly shoot into one another. 1755 A. Berthelson tr. E. Pontoppidan Nat. Hist. Norway i. 4 In England..the north light..is..called Morrice-dancers, Merry dancers, and streamers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1448
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