casque
noun
an open, conical helmet with a nose guard, commonly used in the medieval period.
casqued
-
a word derived from
casque.
Example Sentences
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A short while later the archdeacon, Gondowald the chamberlain of Queen Brunhild, and the Queen's twenty warriors landed on the Valley shore, casqued, cuirassed and armed with lances and swords.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Eugène Sue
Behind them the armed men stood ranged in single file, casqued, cuirassed, their bucklers on their arms, lances in hand, and swords by their sides.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Eugène Sue
Kit thought of Sir Geoffrey Blount, the old Crusader with chipped nose—mailed hands folded just so, casqued head tilted just so—asleep on the stone-slab in the lady-chapel at home.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
The casqued and mitred gentry are the English captains and the prelates.
From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Eug?ne Sue
It is a pity, my lord; you can see tattered brigands, in their bare feet, yet casqued and cuirassed, and with lances in their fists.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
