morion

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

/ ˈmɔr iˌɒn, ˈmoʊr- /

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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.

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Origin of morion

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

Words nearby morion

Moriah, moribund, Mörike, Morini, Morioka, morion, Moriori, Morisco, morish, Morison, Morisot

Other definitions 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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How to use morion in a sentence

Juan Pizarro had been wounded previously in a skirmish and on account of this wound was unable to wear his morion.
South American Fights and Fighters|Cyrus Townsend Brady
There is a light leather helmet of the morion type, dated sixteenth century, in the Zeughaus at Berlin.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
The Morion and the Cabasset are both helmets worn by foot-soldiers, and appear about the middle of the sixteenth century.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
He has himself made the "morion" of the ancients, dispensing the prescription of Dioscorides and Pliny.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

In fact, morion was originally made from the Atropa belladonna, not from its ally the Atropa mandragora.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

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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