morion

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒɹɪən/

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

cabasset

balaclava

ski mask

galea

headpiece

helmet

Translations

morrião

morion

bacinete

morion

Sturmmaske

ελαφρό ανοικτό κράνος

morione

morion

Morrião

المريون

morrión

morrió

Sturmhaube

Morion