basinet

American  

[bas-uh-nit, -net, bas-uh-net] / ˈbæs ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbæs əˈnɛt /

noun

Armor.

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

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

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basinet British  

/ ˈbæsɪnɪt, -ˌnɛt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of basinet

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

Example Sentences

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basinet

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.'

From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by John G. (John George) Edgar

Like the basinet it was worn in a simple form by archers and pikemen and in a more elaborate form by the knights and men-at-arms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

The basinet may be dispensed with entirely if the sides of the enameled crib are lined to cut off draughts and the babe is properly supported by pillows.

From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler

But in the latter half of the 13th century the basinet was developed into a complete war head-dress and replaced the heaume.

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

This was the typical headpiece of the last half of the Hundred Years’ War as the vizored basinet had been of the first.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various