morion

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

/ ˈmɔr iˌɒn, ˈmoʊr- /

noun

an open helmet of the 16th and early 17th centuries, worn by common soldiers and usually having a flat or turned-down brim and a crest from front to back.

Words nearby morion

moria, moriah, moribund, morini, morioka, morion, moriori, morisco, morish, morison, morisot

Origin of morion

1555–65; < Middle French < Spanish morrión, equivalent to morr(o) top of head + -ión noun suffix

Definition for morion (2 of 2)

morion²

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

/ ˈmɔr iˌɒn, ˈmoʊr- /

noun

a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.

Origin of morion

1740–50; < Latin mōrion, misreading of mormorion a kind of crystal

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Examples from the Web for morion

He took off his coat of mail and his morion, but kept his sword in his hand.
Epic and Romance|W. P. Ker
Morion, it is well known, is an open helmet, but it doesn't follow from that that the Hunt Cup is an open event.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890|Various
There is a light leather helmet of the morion type, dated sixteenth century, in the Zeughaus at Berlin.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
In a second I was after him and plunged through the bushes guided by the gleam of his morion.
In Search of Mademoiselle|George Gibbs

We saw one of the officers take off his morion and throw it into the air with a shout of joy.
In Search of Mademoiselle|George Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for morion (1 of 2)

morion¹

/ (ˈmɔːrɪən) /

noun

a 16th-century helmet with a brim and wide comb

Word Origin for morion

C16: via Old French from Spanish morrión, perhaps from morra crown of the head

British Dictionary definitions for morion (2 of 2)

morion²

/ (ˈmɔːrɪən) /

noun

a smoky brown, grey, or blackish variety of quartz, used as a gemstone

Word Origin for morion

C18: via French from Latin mōrion, a misreading of mormorion

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