burgonet

American  

[bur-guh-net, -nit, bur-guh-net] / ˈbɜr gəˌnɛt, -nɪt, ˌbɜr gəˈnɛt /

noun

Armor.

1. an open helmet, usually having a peak and hinged cheek pieces, and often accompanied by a buffe.

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burgonet British  

/ ˈbɜːɡəˌnɛt /

noun

1. a light 16th-century helmet, usually made of steel, with hinged cheekpieces

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Etymology

Origin of burgonet

1590–1600; Middle English burgon of Burgundy (< Middle French Bourgogne Burgundy) + -et, modeled on Middle French bourguignotte

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Example Sentences

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burgonet

He is the demi-Atlas of this earth, the arm and burgonet of men, the fellow who is living with Elizabeth Taylor.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am resolv'd to bear a greater storm     Than any thou canst conjure up to-day;     And that I'll write upon thy burgonet,     Might I but know thee by thy household badge.

From King Henry VI, Part 2 by William Shakespeare

The demi-Atlas of this earth, the arm And burgonet of men.—He's speaking now, Or murmuring 'Where's my serpent of old Nile?'

From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare

And, again, we find, There needed not to blazon forth the Swinton, His ancient burgonet the boar; &c.

From Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter by James Conway Walter

The burgonet, often confused with the armet, is the typical helmet of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

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

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