MORION


Meaning of MORION in English

morion 1

/mawr"ee on', mohr"-/ , n.

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.

[ 1555-65; morrión, equiv. to morr ( o ) top of head + -ión n. suffix ]

morion 2

/mawr"ee on', mohr"-/ , n.

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

[ 1740-50; morion, misreading of mormorion a kind of crystal ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .