casque

[ kask ]

/ kæsk /

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noun

an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.

any helmet-shaped head covering.

Zoology. a process or formation on the head, resembling a helmet.

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Origin of casque

1570–80; <Middle French <Spanish casco helmet, head, earthen pot; akin to cascara

OTHER WORDS FROM casque

casqued

[kaskt], /kæskt/, adjective

Words nearby casque

Caspar, Casparian strip, Casper, Caspian, Caspian Sea, casque, Cass, cassaba, Cassander, Cassandra, cassapanca

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How to use casque in a sentence

Her fabulous head reposed upon his brow, like a casque of ancient days whereby warriors struck fear to the hearts of their foes.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
Richard fought the more slowly, his casque dented and his shield; but the Valencia mail was proof.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Then the flap of the tent dashed aside, and forth strode a figure in silvered casque and hauberk.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
From the pommel of his saddle hung a Venetian casque, which he had doffed for a turban, a more comfortable head-gear on the route.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

The Duke's casque was beaten and gory, his long white pennon red-dyed, his horse wounded.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis

British Dictionary definitions for casque

casque

/ (kæsk) /

noun

zoology a helmet or a helmet-like process or structure, as on the bill of most hornbills

Derived forms of casque

casqued, adjective

Word Origin for casque

C17: from French, from Spanish casco; see cask

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