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chapel de fer

American

[sha-pel duh fair] / ʃæˈpɛl də ˈfɛər /

noun

a medieval open helmet, often having a broad brim for deflecting blows from above.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

chapels de fer

plural

Etymology

Origin of chapel de fer

1895–1900; < Old French: hat of iron; see chapeau, ferrous

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