morion
morion¹
Definition
mo·rion (mōr′ē än′, môr′-)
noun
a hatlike, crested helmet without beaver or visor and with a curved brim coming to a peak in front and in back, worn in the 16th and 17th cent.
Etymology: OFr < Sp morrión < morra, crown of the head, snout: see moraine
morion²
Definition
mo·rion (mōr′ē än′, môr′-)
noun
a variety of quartz, dark-brown to black in color
Etymology: misreading of L mormorion (in early editions of Pliny)
Browse dictionary entries near morion
- moribund
- morgue
- Morgenthau
- morgen
- morganite
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- Morgan le Fay
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- Moresque
- Morisco
- Morison
- Morisot
- Morita, Akio
- Mormon
- morn
- Mornay
- Mornay sauce
- morning
- morning after
