morion, cabasset
(noun) a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century
Source: WordNet® 3.1
morion (plural morions)
(historical) A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bever. [from 16th c.]
morion (plural morions)
(mineral) A brown or black variety of quartz. [from 18th c.]
• Moroni, room in
Source: Wiktionary
Mo"ri*on, n. Etym: [F. morion, Sp. morrion; cf. Sp. morra the upper part of the head, morro anything that is round.]
Definition: A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat. A battered morion on his brow. Sir W. Scott.
Mo"ri*on, n. Etym: [G.] (Min.)
Definition: A dark variety of smoky quartz.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
