bascinet

British  

/ ˈbæsɪˌnɛt, ˌbæsɪˈnɛt /

noun

1. armour a variant spelling of basinet

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Example Sentences

The two noblemen quickly removed each his bascinet, and Myles, holding the bridle-rein of Lord George's horse with his left hand, took the helmet in his right, resting it upon his hip.

From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard

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

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.

It consisted of a cuirass, or breastplate of iron, opening at the side with hinges, and catching with hooks and eyes; epauliers, or shoulder-plates; arm-plates and leg-pieces; and a bascinet, or open-faced helmet.

From Men of Iron by Pyle, Howard