morion

Meaning

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

Synonyms

cabasset

balaclava

ski mask

galea

headpiece

helmet

Translations

morrião

morion

bacinete

Sturmmaske

ελαφρό ανοικτό κράνος

morione

morion

Morrião

المريون

morrión

morrió

Sturmhaube

Morion

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”).