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morion

1

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

noun

  1. 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.


morion

2

[ mawr-ee-on, mohr- ]

noun

  1. a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.

morion

1

/ ˈɔːɪə /

noun

  1. a 16th-century helmet with a brim and wide comb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

morion

2

/ ˈɔːɪə /

noun

  1. a smoky brown, grey, or blackish variety of quartz, used as a gemstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morion1

1555–65; < Middle French < Spanish ǰó, equivalent to morr ( o ) top of head + noun suffix

Origin of morion2

1740–50; < Latin ōDz, misreading of mormorion a kind of crystal
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of morion1

C16: via Old French from Spanish ǰó, perhaps from morra crown of the head

Origin of morion2

C18: via French from Latin ōDz, a misreading of mormorion
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This year, they’re making a big change: the traditional, metal helmet — called a morion — is being replaced with ones that are 3D printed.

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He knew that whichever way he turned the morion, it would tell Mm the same story.

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Dioscorides describes a wine, called morion, which was made from the leaves and the root of mandragora, and possessed properties resembling those of chloral hydrate.

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At All Souls, Oxford, is a carving of a warrior-visaged person wearing a morion, and armed with a falchion and buckler.

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My friends, what toils beset us, you all well understand; So for the rose, ye warriors, take the good sword in hand, And for the cap of jewels the morion beaming bright.

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