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noun
A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A brown or black variety of quartz.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cabasset
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helmet
History
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”).
From French morion, from Late Latin mōrion, a misreading in some manuscripts for Latin mormoriōn.
Across languages
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