# morion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɒɹɪən/

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/morion