noun. A form of helmet of iron, steel, or brass. somewhat like a hat in shape, often with a crest or comb over the top, and without beaver or vizor, introduced into England from France or Spain about the beginning of the sixteenth century.

noun. A variety of smoky quartz having a very dark-brown or nearly black color.

noun. A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.

noun. A dark variety of smoky quartz.

noun. a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century

"N3, The vseles morion shall On crooke hang by the wall. c1600 Diurnal of Occurrents (1833) 212 Ane greit number of hagbittis, corslattis and mirriounis, togedder with some vyne [etc.]. c1600 Hist."

cockscomb morion  spanish morion  

helmet  

bib  breastplate  broadloom  casque  coatee