armet
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
Origin of armet
1- Compare close helmet.
Words Nearby armet
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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 FfoulkesThe 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 FfoulkesThe armet, or close helmet, followed the salade, and is mentioned by Oliver de la Marche as early as 1443.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesHe assumes that it is a variety of the armet, but with a grooved collar which fitted over the gorget.
Armour & Weapons | Charles John FfoulkesThe 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
/ (ˈɑːmɛt) /
a close-fitting medieval visored helmet with a neck guard
Origin of armet
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