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Morris

[mawr-is, mor-]

noun

  1. Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.

  2. Gouverneur 1752–1816, U.S. statesman.

  3. Robert, 1734–1806, U.S. financier and statesman, born in England.

  4. William, 1834–96, English painter, furniture designer, poet, and socialist writer.

  5. Wright, 1910–1998, U.S. novelist.

  6. a male given name, form of Maurice.



Morris

/ ˈmɒrɪs /

noun

  1. William. 1834–96, English poet, designer, craftsman, and socialist writer. He founded the Kelmscott Press (1890)

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