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

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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

And, sapphire-set, a burgonet of gold Barbaric, wyvern-crested whose throat rolled A flame-sharp tongue of agate, and whose eyes Glowed venomous great rubies fierce of prize.

From Accolon of Gaul with Other Poems by Madison Julius Cawein

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

In its normal form the burgonet was a large roomy cap with a brim shading the eyes, cheek-pieces or flaps, a comb, and a guard for the back of the neck.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various

Now every man put of his burgonet, And so convey him closely to his bed.

From Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe