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Morion

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mo⋅ri⋅on

1  [mawr-ee-on, mohr-]
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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.
Origin:
1555–65; < MF < Sp morrión, equiv. to morr(o) top of head + -ión n. suffix

mo⋅ri⋅on

2  [mawr-ee-on, mohr-]
–noun
a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.
Origin:
1740–50; < L mōrion, misreading of mormorion a kind of crystal
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mo·ri·on   (môr'ē-ŏn', mōr'-)   
n.  

  1. A crested metal helmet with a curved peak in front and back, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries.

  2. A black or blackish brown form of smoky quartz.


[French, from Spanish morrión, from morro, round object, probably from Vulgar Latin *murrum, muzzle.]
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