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noun
- (context, armor) A kind of open helmet used in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bever, and somewhat resembling a hat.
- 1786: The is a kind of open helmet, without visor or bever, somewhat resembling a hat; it was commonly worn by the harqubussiers and musqueteers. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 12.
Etymology: French morionFrench, morion, from Spanish morrión, from morro "spherical object", from Vulgar Latin - murrum "muzzle, snout". Compare moraine.
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