English-Thai Dictionary

morris chair

N เก้าอี้ เอน ขนาดใหญ่ 

 

morris dance

N การเต้นรำ พื้นเมือง ของ อังกฤษ  morris kan-tean-ram-puean-muang-kong-ang-krid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MORRIS-DANCER

n.One who dances a morris-dance.

 

MORRIS-PIKE

n.A moorish pike.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MORRIS

Mor "ris, n. Etym: [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.

 

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 fictious characters.

 

3. An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played. The nine-men's morris is filled up with mud. Shak.

 

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.

 

MORRIS

Mor "ris, n. Etym: [So called from its discoverer. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

MORRIS-CHAIR

MORRIS-CHAIR Mor "ris-chair `, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Morris. ]

 

Defn: A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.

 

MORRIS-PIKE

MORRIS-PIKE Mor "ris-pike `, n.

 

Defn: A Moorish pike. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Morris, Desmond John

Mor ris, Desmond John |ˈmôris, ˈmär -ˈmɔrɪs | (1928 –), British zoologist and writer. Having studied animal behavior and the implications for the human condition, he put his findings into such works as The Naked Ape (1967 ) and Animal-Watching (1990 ).

 

Morris, Gouverneur

Mor ris, Gouverneur |ˈmôris ˈmɔrɪs | (1752 –1816 ), US politician. An active proponent of American independence, he represented New York as a member of the Continental Congress 1777 –79, at the Constitutional Convention 1787, and in the US Senate 1800 –1803. While serving as Robert Morris's assistant superintendent of finance 1781 –85, he proposed the adoption of a decimal monetary system based on dollars and cents.

 

Morris, Robert

Mor ris, Robert |ˈmôris ˈmɔrɪs | (1734 –1806 ), US politician and financier. He represented Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress 1775 –78 and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He provided extensive financial support for the colonial war effort and was later appointed superintendent of finance 1781 –84 by the Continental Congress. After serving in the US Senate 1789 –95, he lost all his money in western land speculations and spent his final years in poverty.

 

Morris, William

Mor ris, William 1 |ˈmɔrəs ˈmôris | (1834 –96 ), English designer, craftsman, poet, and writer. He was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.

 

Morris, William

Mor ris, William 2 |ˈmɔrəs ˈmôris | see Nuffield, 1st Viscount.

 

Morris chair

Mor ris chair |ˈmôrəs, ˈmärəs ˈmɔrɪs ˌtʃer | ▶noun a type of armchair with open padded arms and an adjustable back. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after William Morris (see Morris, William 1 ).

 

morris dance

mor ris dance |ˈmɔrəs ˌdæns | ▶noun a lively traditional English dance performed outdoors by groups known as “sides.” Dancers wear distinctive costumes that are mainly black and white and have small bells attached, and often carry handkerchiefs or sticks. DERIVATIVES mor ris danc er noun, mor ris danc ing noun ORIGIN late Middle English: morris from morys, variant of Moorish (see Moor ); the association with the Moors remains unexplained.

 

Morrison, Jim

Mor ri son, Jim |ˈmôrisən, ˈmär -ˈmɔrəsən | (1943 –71 ), US rock singer; full name James Douglas Morrison. He was the lead singer of the Doors.

 

Morrison, Toni

Mor ri son, Toni |ˈmɔrəsən ˈmôrisən | (1931 –), US novelist; full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. Her novels depict the black American experience and heritage, often focusing on rural life in the South, as in The Bluest Eye (1970 ). Notable works: Beloved (1987 ), Sula (1973 ), Tar Baby (1981 ), and Paradise (1998 ). Nobel Prize for Literature (1993 ).

 

Morrison, Van

Mor ¦ri |son |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )n | (b.1945 ), Northern Irish singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter; full name George Ivan Morrison. He developed a distinctive personal style from a background of blues, soul, folk music, and rock. Notable albums: Astral Weeks (1968 ) and Moondance (1970 ).

 

Morrison shelter

Mor ¦ri |son shel |ter |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )nʃɛltə | ▶noun historical a movable air-raid shelter, shaped like a table and used indoors. ORIGIN named after Herbert S. Morrison, UK Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Home Security 1940 –5, during which period the shelter was adopted.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Morris, Desmond John

Mor ris, Desmond John |ˈmôris, ˈmär -ˈmɔrɪs | (1928 –), British zoologist and writer. Having studied animal behavior and the implications for the human condition, he put his findings into such works as The Naked Ape (1967 ) and Animal-Watching (1990 ).

 

Morris, Gouverneur

Mor ris, Gouverneur |ˈmôris ˈmɔrɪs | (1752 –1816 ), US politician. An active proponent of American independence, he represented New York as a member of the Continental Congress 1777 –79, at the Constitutional Convention 1787, and in the US Senate 1800 –1803. While serving as Robert Morris's assistant superintendent of finance 1781 –85, he proposed the adoption of a decimal monetary system based on dollars and cents.

 

Morris, Robert

Mor ris, Robert |ˈmôris ˈmɔrɪs | (1734 –1806 ), US politician and financier. He represented Pennsylvania at the Continental Congress 1775 –78 and signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. He provided extensive financial support for the colonial war effort and was later appointed superintendent of finance 1781 –84 by the Continental Congress. After serving in the US Senate 1789 –95, he lost all his money in western land speculations and spent his final years in poverty.

 

Morris, William

Morris, William 1 |ˈmɒrɪs | (1834 –96 ), English designer, craftsman, poet, and writer. A leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement, in 1861 he established Morris & Company, an association of craftsmen whose members included Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, to produce handcrafted goods for the home. His many writings include News from Nowhere (1891 ), which portrays a socialist Utopia.

 

Morris, William

Morris, William 2 |ˈmɒrɪs | see Nuffield, 1st Viscount.

 

Morris chair

Mor ¦ris chair |ˈmɒrɪs | ▶noun a type of easy chair with open padded arms and an adjustable back. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after William Morris (see Morris, William 1 ).

 

morris dance

mor ¦ris dance |ˈmɒrɪsdɑːns | ▶noun a lively traditional English dance performed out of doors by groups known as ‘sides ’. Dancers wear a distinctive costume that is mainly black and white and has small bells attached, and often carry handkerchiefs or sticks. DERIVATIVES morris dancer noun, morris dancing noun ORIGIN late Middle English: morris from morys, variant of Moorish (see Moor ); the association with the Moors remains unexplained.

 

Morrison, Jim

Mor ¦ri |son |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )n | (1943 –71 ), American rock singer; full name James Douglas Morrison. Morrison was the lead singer of the Doors.

 

Morrison, Toni

Mor ¦ri |son |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )n | (b.1931 ), American novelist; full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. Her novels depict the black American experience and heritage. Beloved (1987 ) won the Pulitzer Prize, and Morrison became the first black woman writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.

 

Morrison, Van

Mor ¦ri |son |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )n | (b.1945 ), Northern Irish singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter; full name George Ivan Morrison. He developed a distinctive personal style from a background of blues, soul, folk music, and rock. Notable albums: Astral Weeks (1968 ) and Moondance (1970 ).

 

Morrison shelter

Mor ¦ri |son shel |ter |ˈmɒrɪs (ə )nʃɛltə | ▶noun historical a movable air-raid shelter, shaped like a table and used indoors. ORIGIN named after Herbert S. Morrison, UK Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Home Security 1940 –5, during which period the shelter was adopted.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

morris

mor ris /mɔ́ːrɪs |mɔ́r -/名詞 C ｟英 ｠モリスダンス, モリス踊り (morris dance ) 〘英国の伝統的な仮装舞踏 〙.