I. ˈmōrēən, ˈmȯr- noun
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Etymology: Middle French
: a visorless high-crested helmet of Spanish origin worn by foot soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries
a battered morion on his brow — Sir Walter Scott
II. noun
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Etymology: misreading in early editions of Pliny for Latin mormorion
: a nearly black variety of smoky quartz or cairngorm