Morion definition
A variety of quartz, dark-brown to black in color.
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A black or blackish-brown form of smoky quartz.
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A crested metal helmet with a curved peak in front and back, worn by European soldiers in the 1500s and 1600s.
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A hatlike, crested helmet without a beaver or visor and with a curved brim coming to a peak in front and in back, worn in the 16th and 17th cent.
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Alternative Form of morion -
murrion
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Singular:
morion
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morionsOrigin of morion
- French from Spanish morrión from morro snout, thick lip, rounded end of an object probably from Vulgar Latin murrum snout, of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- French from a postclassical Latin misreading of Latin mormorion a kind of dark precious stone perhaps from an unattested Greek word of unknown origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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