morion

¹

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

noun

1. 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.

morion

²

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

noun

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

morion

¹

/ ˈmɔːrɪən /

noun

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

morion

²

/ ˈmɔːrɪən /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morion¹

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

Origin of morion²

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morion¹

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

Origin of morion²

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

Example Sentences

This year, they’re making a big change: the traditional, metal helmet — called a morion — is being replaced with ones that are 3D printed.

From The Verge

He knew that whichever way he turned the morion, it would tell Mm the same story.

From Literature

He has himself made the "morion" of the ancients, dispensing the prescription of Dioscorides and Pliny.

From Project Gutenberg

At All Souls, Oxford, is a carving of a warrior-visaged person wearing a morion, and armed with a falchion and buckler.

From Project Gutenberg

My friends, what toils beset us, you all well understand; So for the rose, ye warriors, take the good sword in hand, And for the cap of jewels the morion beaming bright.

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