Word Meanings - MORION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat. A battered morion on his brow. Sir W. Scott.

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• BEAVER
  An amphibious rodent, of the genus Castor. Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its valued for its fur, and for the material called castor, obtained from two small bags in the
• BATTERING-RAM
  1. An engine used in ancient times to beat down the walls of besieged places. Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was suspended by ropes t a beam supported by posts, and so
• HELMETED
  Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or helmet- shaped part; galeate.
• SOMEWHAT
  1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more or less; something. These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste. Grew. Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts will be lost.
• BEAVERTEEN
  A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after dyeing. Simmonds.
• WITHOUT-DOOR
  Outdoor; exterior. "Her without-door form." Shak.
• WITHOUTFORTH
  Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. Withinforth. Chaucer.
• RESEMBLINGLY
  So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.
• SCOTTICIZE
  To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.
• BATTER
  To flatten by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly. (more info) batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. Abate, Bate to 1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with violence, so as to bruise,
• RESEMBLANT
  Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. Gower.
• BATTERER
  One who, or that which, batters.
• WITHOUTEN
  Without. Chaucer.
• SCOTTISH
  Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.
• RESEMBLE
  sembler to seem, resemble, fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. 1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of, either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers resemble each other. We will resemble you in that. Shak.
• RESEMBLABLE
  Admitting of being compared; like. Gower.
• SCOTTISH TERRIER
  See TERRIER
• WITHOUT
  1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within; outwardly; externally. Without were fightings, within were fears. 2 Cor. vii. 5. 2. Outside of the house; out of doors. The people came unto the house without. Chaucer.
• BATTERING TRAIN
  A train of artillery for siege operations.
• BEAVERED
  Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. "His beavered brow." Pope.
• BUNSEN'S BATTERY; BUNSEN'S BURNER
  See BURNER
• PROVISORILY
  In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso; as, to admit a doctrine provisorily. Sir W. Hamilton.
• SUPRAVISOR
  A supervisor.
• SUPERVISORY
  Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers.
• PROVISORSHIP
  The office or position of a provisor. J. Webster.
• ADVISORY
  Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory council; their opinion is merely advisory. The General Association has a general advisory superintendence over all the ministers and churches. Trumbull.
• MORION
  A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat. A battered morion on his brow. Sir W. Scott.
• THERMOBATTERY
  A thermoelectric battery; a thermopile.
• PROVISORY
  1. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause. 2. Making temporary provision; provisional.