I. Mor ‧ ris /ˈmɒrəs, ˈmɒrɪs $ ˈmɔː-, ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE trademark
a former British company that made cars and other vehicles which became part of ↑ Rover ⇨ ↑ Morris Minor
II. Morris, Des ‧ mond /ˈdezmənd/ BrE AmE
(1928–) a British ↑ zoologist and ↑ anthropologist (=a scientist who studies people and their societies, and the way that their customs develop) . He has made many television programmes and written popular books about human and animal behaviour, including the The Naked Ape .
III. Morris, Philip BrE AmE
⇨ see ↑ Philip Morris
IV. Morris, William BrE AmE
(1834–96) a British artist, ↑ craftsman , writer, and supporter of social change. Morris was a Socialist who disliked the development of ↑ mass production in factories, and tried to support traditional methods of making things. He designed and made his own furniture and materials, and his designs are still popular:
William Morris wallpaper (=wallpaper with a pattern originally designed by William Morris)