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Morris
[ mawr-is, mor- ]
noun
- Esther Hobart Mc·Quigg Slack [m, uh, -, kwig, , slak], 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Gouv·er·neur [guhv-er-, neer], 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.
- Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.
- William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.
- Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.
- a male given name, form of Maurice.
Morris
/ ˈmɒrɪs /
noun
- MorrisWilliam18341896MEnglishWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: designerARTS AND CRAFTS: craftsmanPOLITICS: socialist writer William. 1834–96, English poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist writer. He founded the Kelmscott Press (1890)
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The convergence of these signs lit Morris up like a firecracker.
The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.
At some point during his busy schedule, Israel found the time to write a book, titled The Global War on Morris.
Guilt, when dispensed in the circumstances Morris occupied, is the anti-Viagra.
Morris searched for whatever strength was left in his malnourished body.
Bell and Morris here print elde with a capital letter, shewing that they did not make out the sense.
Morris reads Withoute, which improves the line:—'Without-e fabl' I wol descryve.'
Mr. Morris is a talented gentleman, and stands very high at the Boston bar.
Dr. Morris, in his edition, rightly omits the heading; and so in Bell's edition.
Captain Morris, who had the leading of the ragged regiment, was destined to lay his bones in Ireland.
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