English Explanatory Dictionary

morion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor.
noun
  1. A brown or black variety of quartz.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒɹɪən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morion.wav

Word forms

morion morions

Etymology

From Middle French morion, from, Spanish morrión, from morra (“upper part of the head”), from morro (“muzzle, snout”), from Vulgar Latin *murrum (“muzzle, snout”). Related to moraine (“an amassment of rocks on a glacier”).

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