armet

[ahr-met]

noun

Armor.

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

armet

/ ˈɑːmɛt /

noun

1. a close-fitting medieval visored helmet with a neck guard

Word History and Origins

Origin of armet¹

1500–10; < Middle French, equivalent to arme arm ² + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of armet¹

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

Example Sentences

The armet was connected to the rest of the suit by the gorget, which was usually of thin laminated steel plates.

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It was generally formed of small overlapping rings of plate, and attached either to the body armour or to the armet.

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And now he showed me pieces of armour, that is, a vizored headpiece or armet, with cuirass, backplates, pauldrons and vambraces, all very richly gilded, the which it seemed he had chosen for my defence.

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The final step was the discarding of the “camail” and the introduction of the “armet.”

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The armet was a fairly close-fitting rounded shell of iron or steel, with a movable vizor in front and complete plating over chin, ears and neck, the latter replacing the mentonni�re or beaver.

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