basinet

[ bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net ]

/ ˈbæs ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbæs əˈnɛt /

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noun Armor.

a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière.Compare great basinet.

a supplementary cap that is worn underneath a helm, as an arming cap.

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Also basnet, bassinet.

Origin of basinet

1250–1300; Middle English bas(e)net<Middle French bacinet.See basin, -et

Words nearby basinet

basilic vein, basilisk, Basilius, basil thyme, basin, basinet, basing point, Basingstoke, basin range, basion, basipetal

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How to use basinet in a sentence

The basinet now rested on the gorget, and was so arranged that the head could be turned to right and left.
A Handbook of Pictorial History|Henry W. Donald
But in the latter half of the 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The original small basinet was a light open cap, with a peaked crown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
And yet I would wager my basinet to a prentice's flat cap that it is not, for a moment, to be compared to Acre.'
The Boy Crusaders|John G. Edgar

The basinet, then, is the battle head-dress of nobles, knights and sergeants in the 14th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for basinet

basinet

bascinet

/ (ˈbæsɪnɪt, -ˌnɛt) /

noun

a close-fitting medieval helmet of light steel usually with a visor

Word Origin for basinet

C14: from Old French bacinet, a little basin, from bacin basin

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