morion
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morion¹
- /ˈmɒɹɪən/ UK
Where it comes from
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”).
noun morions
- A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor. The Roman footmen caried not their morions, sword and target only, as for other armes (saith Cicero) they were so accustomed to weare them continually, that they hindered them no more than their limbs[…].
morion²
- /ˈmɒɹɪən/ UK
Where it comes from
From French morion, from Late Latin mōrion, a misreading in some manuscripts for Latin mormoriōn.
noun morions
- A brown or black variety of quartz.
Translations
Talk about this word "morion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/morion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. morion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/morion "morion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/morion.Cite this
@misc{morion_2026,
title = {morion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
