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Posted By: wwh morion - 09/23/03 03:20 PM
"his fine military costume, which you may still admire sculptured on his tomb in the abbey of Valmont in Normandy, and his morion "

morion
n : a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century
[syn: cabasset]


Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Morion \Mo"ri*on\, n. [F. morion, Sp. morrion; cf. Sp. morra the
upper part of the head, morro anything that is round.]
A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat
resembling a hat.




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