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| - | {{etyl|fr}} {{term|morion|lang=fr}}, from {{etyl|es}} {{term|morrión|lang=es}}, from {{term|morro||spherical object|lang=es}}, from {{etyl|VL.}} *''murrum'' 'muzzle, snout'. Compare {{term|moraine}}. | + | {{etyl|fr}} {{term|morion|lang=fr}}, from {{etyl|es}} {{term|morrión|lang=es}}, from {{term|morro||spherical object|lang=es}}, from {{etyl|VL.}} *''murrum'' 'muzzle, snout'. Compare {{term|moraine}}. |
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| | ===Noun=== | | ===Noun=== |
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| | # A kind of open [[helmet]] used in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no [[visor]] or [[bever]], and somewhat resembling a [[hat]]. | | # A kind of open [[helmet]] used in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no [[visor]] or [[bever]], and somewhat resembling a [[hat]]. |
| - | <!-- The definition above is verbatim from Websters 1913. The quotation below was found by me. Surprisingly similar, eh? :-) --> | + | <!-- The definition above is verbatim from Websters 1913. The quotation below was found by me. Surprisingly similar, eh? :-) --> |
| - | #:* '''1786''': The '''morion''' is a kind of open helmet, without visor or bever, somewhat resembling a hat; it was commonly worn by the harqubussiers and musqueteers. — Francis Grose, ''A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons'', page 12. | + | #* '''1786''', The '''morion''' is a kind of open helmet, without visor or bever, somewhat resembling a hat; it was commonly worn by the harqubussiers and musqueteers. — Francis Grose, ''A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons'', page 12. |
| | # A brown or black variety of [[quartz]] | | # A brown or black variety of [[quartz]] |
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| - | From {{etyl|es|fr}} {{term|morrión|lang=es}}, from {{term|morro||spherical object|lang=es}}, from {{etyl|VL.|fr}} *{{term||murrum|muzzle, snout}}. | + | From {{etyl|es|fr}} {{term|morrión|lang=es}}, from {{term|morro||spherical object|lang=es}}, from {{etyl|VL.|fr}} *{{term||murrum|muzzle, snout}}. |
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