morion
1an 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 of morion
1Other definitions for morion (2 of 2)
a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.
Origin of morion
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How to use morion in a sentence
There was a short interval, and then torches flared on the battlements, the light falling on steel morions and breastplates.
The Young Cavalier | Percy F. WestermanThe etymologists of the 17th century, familiar with the appearance of "guilt engraven morions," connected it with Lat.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyAt that same moment ten thousand frogs started from the morions of Gog and Magog, and furiously assailed the knight on every side.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Rudolph Erich RaspeAll four bowed low, doffing their morions and sweeping them to the Admiral, who acknowledged the courtesy in kind.
In Search of Mademoiselle | George GibbsThe morions of our arquebusiers lined the bulwarks, for the company thought these two men were going most surely to their death.
In Search of Mademoiselle | George Gibbs
British Dictionary definitions for morion (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɔːrɪən) /
a 16th-century helmet with a brim and wide comb
Origin of morion
1British Dictionary definitions for morion (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmɔːrɪən) /
a smoky brown, grey, or blackish variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
Origin of morion
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