morion

Signification (Anglais)

A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bevor.

Concepts

morion

Synonymes

cabasset

balaclava

ski mask

galea

headpiece

helmet

Traductions

bacinete

morrião

Morion

Sturmmaske

ελαφρό ανοικτό κράνος

morione

morion

Morrião

المريون

morrión

morrió

Sturmhaube

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɒɹɪən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).