barbut

American

[bahr-buht] / ˈbɑr bət /

Or barbute

noun

a steel helmet of the 15th century completely enclosing the head and having a T -shaped face slit: similar in form to the ancient Corinthian bronze helmet.

Etymology

Origin of barbut

< Middle French < Provençal barbuta, feminine of barbut literally, bearded; see barbu

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The barbut and rubab thus were different instruments as late as the 19th century in Persia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various

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