Morris

Mor·ris  (môrs, mr-), Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack 1814-1902.

American suffragist who was instrumental in the passage of women's suffrage in Wyoming Territory (1869) and was the first woman justice of the peace in the United States (1870).

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Morris, Gouverneur 1752-1816.

American political leader and diplomat who led the committee that produced the final draft of the U.S. Constitution (1787).

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Morris, Robert 1734-1806.

American Revolutionary politician and financier. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he raised money for the Continental Army, attended the Constitutional Convention (1787), and was financially ruined by land speculation.

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Morris, William 1834-1896.

British poet, painter, craftsman, and social reformer best remembered for his wallpaper and furniture designs and his poetry, including the epic Sigurd the Volsung (1876).

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mor·ris  (môrs, mr-)

n.

An English folk dance in which a story is enacted by costumed dancers.

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[Middle English moreys (daunce), morris (dance), from moreys, Moorish, from Old French morois, from More, Moor; see Moor.]

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morris adj.

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Morris [ˈmɒrɪs]

n

(Biographies / Morris, William (1834-1896) M, English, WRITING: poet, ARTS AND CRAFTS: designer, ARTS AND CRAFTS: craftsman, POLITICS: socialist writer) William. 1834-96, English poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist writer. He founded the Kelmscott Press (1890)

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Morris a group of morris dancers, collectively, 1500.

Thesaurus

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