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Mor"pi*on (?), n. [F., fr.
mordre to bite + L. pedis louse.] (Zoöl.)
A louse. Hudibras.

Mor"rice (?), n. Same as 1st
Morris.

Mor"rice, a. Dancing the morrice;
dancing.

In shoals and bands, a morrice
train.

Mor"ri*cer (?), n. A morris
dancer. [Obs.]

Mor"ri*mal (?), n. & a. See
Mormal.

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.

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.

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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