noun
- a type of open helmet with a curved brim and crest, worn by soldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries
Usage: historical
Examples
- The Spanish conquistador wore a steel morrion to protect his head in battle.
- Museum displays featured several morrions from the Renaissance period.
- The soldier’s morrion gleamed in the sunlight as he marched.
- Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved morrion at the colonial site.
- The morrion’s distinctive crest made it easy to identify officers on the battlefield.
- Blacksmiths crafted morrions with intricate engravings for wealthy commanders.