Definition of Morion

1. Noun. A metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century.

Exact synonyms: Cabasset
Generic synonyms: Helmet

Definition of Morion

1. n. A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.

2. n. A dark variety of smoky quartz.

Definition of Morion

1. Noun. (context: now historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bever. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (minerology) A brown or black variety of quartz. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Morion

1. a type of helmet [n -S]

Medical Definition of Morion

1. A dark variety of smoky quartz. Origin: G. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Morion

morimotoite
morin
morin khuur
morinamide
morinda
morindas
morindin
morinel
morinels
moringas
moringic
moringic acid
morintannic
morintannic acid
morion (current term)
morions
morioplasty
morisco
moriscoes
moriscos
morish
morisianine
morisk
moritannic acid
morkin
morkins
morland
morlands
morling

Literary usage of Morion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1850)
"Alice, daughter of Thomas Morton, Thomas, son of Thomas Morton, Jane, daughter of Thomas morion, Robert, son of Thomas Morton, James, son of Thomas Morton, ..."

2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"The above ruling being controlling In the case, it is unnecessary to consider the special grounds of the morion for a new trial. Judgment reversed. ..."

3. The Universal Etymological English Dictionary: Containing an Additional ...by Nathan Bailey by Nathan Bailey (1737)
"... in morion, I cording to feme 71 times, attendit; i others, 91 times bigger than the Earth, SAT ANIMAL, of Satan, ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"t w'i4 of morion« in an ordinary laying machine Fig. 5, in of communicating those three motions, which in this селе are controlled Ьу. а serial of three ..."

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