Definitions for morion

morion mo·ri·on

Spelling: [mawr-ee-on, mohr-]
IPA: /ˈmɔr iˌɒn, ˈmoʊr-/

Morion is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in morion (imnoor).

Definitions for morion

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a variety of smoky quartz of a dark-brown or nearly black color.

Origin of morion

1555-65; Middle French Spanish morrión, equivalent to morr(o) top of head + -ión noun suffix

Examples for morion

Lopez raised his morion, and, leaning on his pike, glanced over the expanse.

The morion and cabasset have no face, cheek or neck protection.

His head was uncovered, and on the table at his side stood the morion he had doffed.

He looked up into the shadows under the morion, and then at his watch.

About the end of the 16th century the usual English helmets were the burgonet and morion.

He took off his coat of mail and his morion, but kept his sword in his hand.

“Well, it do stun me,” he said, taking off his morion for a fresh scratch.

He liked the way I had done the morion, which astonished me, as I had done it all unaided.

It had its own money, seal, and arms composed of an escritoire on a field fleur-de-lis, surmounted by a casque and morion.

Yet look as I might, everywhere did I see a breast-piece, morion, pike or arquebus.

Word Value for morion
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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