morris

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morris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Morris \Mor"ris\, n. [So called from its discoverer.] (Zool.)
     A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body.
     It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger
     eel or some allied fish.
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  Morris \Mor"ris\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish, fr. Moro a Moor: cf.
     F. moresque, It. moresca.]
     1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who
        accompanies the dance with castanets.
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     2. A dance formerly common in England, often performed in
        pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers,
        grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of
        Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.
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     3. An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed
        at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the
        ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is
        played.
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              The nine-men's morris is filled up with mud. --Shak.
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     Note: The figure consists of three concentric squares, with
           lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the
           inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer
           square to that of the inner. The game is played by two
           persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called
           nine-men's morris or twelve-men's morris). The pieces
           are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to
           prevent his opponent from making a straight row of
           three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may
           take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes
           off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.
           [1913 Webster]

morris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Morris
      n 1: United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902) [syn:
           Morris, Esther Morris, Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris
           ]
      2: English poet and craftsman (1834-1896) [syn: Morris,
         William Morris]
      3: leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration
         of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army
         (1734-1806) [syn: Morris, Robert Morris]
      4: United States statesman who led the committee that produced
         the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
         [syn: Morris, Gouverneur Morris]

morris - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Morris, AL (town, FIPS 51456)
    Location: 33.74973 N, 86.80534 W
    Population (1990): 1136 (452 housing units)
    Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 35116
  Morris, CT
    Zip code(s): 06763
  Morris, IL (city, FIPS 50491)
    Location: 41.36865 N, 88.42766 W
    Population (1990): 10270 (4307 housing units)
    Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 60450
  Morris, MN (city, FIPS 44242)
    Location: 45.58589 N, 95.90529 W
    Population (1990): 5613 (2066 housing units)
    Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56267
  Morris, NY (village, FIPS 48483)
    Location: 42.54799 N, 75.24552 W
    Population (1990): 642 (272 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 13808
  Morris, OK (city, FIPS 49400)
    Location: 35.61329 N, 95.86078 W
    Population (1990): 1216 (521 housing units)
    Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 74445
  Morris, PA
    Zip code(s): 16938