armet

[ ahr-met ]

/ ˈɑr mɛt /

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noun Armor.

a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.

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Compare close helmet.

Origin of armet

1500–10; <Middle French, equivalent to armearm² + -et-et

Words nearby armet

Armenian Church, Armenian massacres, Armentières, armeria, armes parlantes, armet, armful, armguard, armhole, Armidale, armiger

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How to use armet in a sentence

The armet shown on Plate V opens in the front and when closed is fastened with a spring hook.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
The Armet, or close helmet, fits the shape of the head to such an extent that it must be opened to be put on.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
The Armet, or close helmet, followed the salade, and is mentioned by Oliver de la Marche as early as 1443.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes
He assumes that it is a variety of the armet, but with a grooved collar which fitted over the gorget.
Armour & Weapons|Charles John Ffoulkes

The armet frequently comprised, especially in the later examples, a fixed gorget, generally of two or more articulated plates.
Armour in England|J. Starkie Gardner

British Dictionary definitions for armet

armet

/ (ˈɑːmɛt) /

noun

a close-fitting medieval visored helmet with a neck guard

Word Origin for armet

C16: from Old French, from Old Spanish almete, from Old French helmet

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