armet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of armet
1500–10; < Middle French, equivalent to arme arm 2 + -et -et
Example Sentences
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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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
It was generally formed of small overlapping rings of plate, and attached either to the body armour or to the armet.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The burgonet, often confused with the armet, is the typical helmet of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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.
From Martin Conisby's Vengeance by Farnol, Jeffery
As far as existing examples show, the wide-brimmed salade itself first gave way to the more rounded armet, the mentonni�re being carried up to the level of the eyes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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