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

Example Sentences

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

But squibs have their own ways of jumping, and the actor-manager's face was protected by his glittering burgonet.

From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel

The demi-Atlas of this earth—the arm And burgonet of men.

From Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)

A burgonet skull-cap of the seventeenth century is shown in Fig.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

And from thy burgonet I'll rend thy bear And tread it under foot with all contempt, Despite the bear-herd that protects the bear.

From King Henry VI, Part 2 by Shakespeare, William