bascinet

British  

/ ˈbæsɪˌnɛt, ˌbæsɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. armour a variant spelling of basinet

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Example Sentences

Beltane was leaning half out of the casement, of the which fact who so unconscious as Giles, busily furbishing armour and bascinet.

From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery

Then, kneeling by Sir Fidelis, he took his heavy head upon his arm and beheld his cheeks pale and wan, his eyes fast shut, and saw his shining bascinet scored and deep-dinted by the blow.

From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery

Incontinent ran Roger to fetch his bascinet the which Beltane slowly fitted on above his hood of mail, and thereafter, albeit unwillingly, fronted this doughty knight, foot to foot and point to point.

From Beltane the Smith by Farnol, Jeffery

"You must strike harder, Flat-Nose, to reach a skull through Spanish bascinet," he said.

From Beatrix of Clare by Underwood, Clarence F.

She had now divested herself of her bascinet and steel jupon, and the young squire saw before him a tall, stately lady of about thirty years of age.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)